Tree law is the informal name for a law (Section 34-103) that appears in the Nebraska state legislature. This law applies to the maintenance of homes and gardens, specifically the maintenance required to keep trees off a property owner’s fence.

Each NRD program varies, but possible tree program services include: windbreak design, planting, weed barrier installation or weed control, and drip irrigation. Use the browser below to look through tree species or access the "Conservation Trees for Nebraska" booklet HERE .

Each year, Nebraska’s Natural Resources Districts (NRDs) help landowners plant more than a million trees throughout the state. Eastern arborvitae is a relatively common landscape tree in the eastern half of Nebraska often used in foundation plantings and as screens along property lines.

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Each spring, the Lewis and Clark Natural Resources District (LCNRD) plants and/or distributes trees for conservation purposes including windbreaks, shelter belts, wildlife habitat, firewood plantations, and Christmas trees.

May 1, 2017 · what happens if my neighbor has trees or bushes that grow into the fence? You can trim everything on your side of the fence so long as that does not kill or damage the tree or bush. However, you cannot remove your neighbor’s trees or bushes in the fence without your neighbor’s permission.

Thanks to a collaborative effort of the Nebraska Forest Service and Nebraska Statewide Arboretum, we are able to offer free trees for approved public projects and events. This program offers up to 10 trees per project. Applications open June 1 - …

Learn about the correct distances to plant a tree and the permits required.

Since 1972, more than 100 million trees and shrubs have been planted throughout the state thanks to the NRD Conservation Tree Program. Each year, NRDs help landowners plant more than 600,000 trees in Nebraska. Conservation trees and …

Jul 27, 2023 · Every fall, the NRDs recognize a Tree Planter of the Year, landowners that embody the spirit of the program and the importance of tree planting in the state. In 2022, this distinction was awarded to Dennis and Teri Taylor of Newport, Nebraska.