One of the first things we do in a timber conversion case is hire an arborist to appraise the lost value of the trees that have been cut or harmed. When landowners receive their tree appraisal they often have questions about how the trees were valued and why some trees are worth more than others.

While most people understand intuitively that they cannot cut down another person's trees without that person's permission, it's not as obvious that you may need to get permission to cut down your own trees on your own property.

A boundary tree is a tree whose trunk is located on the property line between two land lots. The tree is on the boundary between the two lots, hence the name. Boundary trees create unique issues for land owners and for tree law.

We get asked this one a lot, so I’m just going to jump right in and answer. Yes, with a few limitations.