Trees on Scenic Roads

This Guidance provides information on trees on public rights of way along West Newbury's scenic roads.  For the full text of the Guidance, click here 

Highlights of the Guidance

• Helps property owners know about trees on public rights of way
• Helps to deal with specific types of trees
  • Really Big - over 3 feet in diameter
  • High Hazard - as determined by Tree Warden
  • High Value - special value due to size, age, historical, agricultural, habitat, aesthetic and other factors
• Provides Best Managment Practices
  • Care - encourages property owners to care for really big and high value trees
  • Identifies Harmful Practices - protects really big and high value trees against damage, such as from soil compaction
  • Removal - clarifies how to work with Tree Warden when these trees present safety hazards and need to be removed
  • Replacement - addresses follow-up tree replanting