It's Not My Tree

Dedicated to homeowners lack of appreciation for their trees, hacked up or removed without potential failure. I will not comment on any utility pruning.

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Sunday, January 11, 2026

Native pine tree, scene of a crime (Pinus radiata)

Healthy one day, gone the next...

at January 11, 2026

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Labels: Monterey pine, Pinus radiata, removal, stump

Laying a driveway around a queen palm (Syagrus romanzoffiana)

What do you mean I was supposed to take out the queen palm?

at January 11, 2026

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Labels: queen palm, removal, Syagrus romanzoffiana

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Peter Shaw: I have been looking up at trees all my life. I taught horticulture for 35 years and I am still learning about trees.

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