May 19, 2025 /CSRwire/ - The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Duke Energy Florida for its tree care practices by naming the company a “Tree Line USA” utility for the 19th year in a row. Duke Energy ...

A man uses a chain saw to help cleanup a neighbor’s fallen tree. Florida currently follows the "Massachusetts Rule," which says you can cut branches and roots of your neighbor's tree if it's ...

Two Florida bills that would have shifted liability for fallen trees to the tree owner failed to pass in the 2025 legislative session. The proposed "Fallen Tree Act" would have made property ...

One of FAU’s Ficus trees is a historic gem on campus where students can study and soak up the natural benefits under its shade. The “Tree of Life” is a classic study hotspot on the Florida Atlantic ...

Each year, Florida ... to plant a new tree on your property. Large palm trees need a 20-foot setback from being planted if there is a powerline around, and trees like oak and ficus that can ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida has a lot of hurricanes and even more trees. But if your neighbor’s tree falls on your house, you could be responsible for the damage. It’s called the ...

Indigenous peoples and early settlers in Florida relied on the edible fruit of ficus aurea, which also was used to make a rose-colored dye. Latex from the tree’s milky sap made a chewing gum ...

Someone barked up the wrong tree. A Florida burglary suspect on the run from authorities was taken down by a determined police dog who sniffed out the culprit’s nefarious scent high above the ...

A Florida tree-trimmer died in a horrifying accident when he was pulled headfirst into a woodchipper and decapitated Tuesday morning, authorities said. The unidentified man was working with ...

While National Arbor Day is always in April, many Floridians do not know that Florida’s Arbor Day is the third Friday in January. In 2025 that date is Friday, January 1. This early date is ...

What starts as a small seedling sprouting in the branches of an unsuspecting tree can end up strangling the life out of its host. The name strangler fig refers to several different Ficus species, ...