PERRY TWP. – Vental Waggoner was cutting down a black walnut tree when he may have gotten the professional scare of a lifetime. The 26-year-old arborist was removing a few trees at a backyard ...

In this file photo, an arborist helps remove a tree branch that fell on a car along Harrison Boulevard. Boise city foresters are spending most of their time this summer removing fallen tree branches.

Cutting down a tree is one of those jobs that seems simple until you’re standing at the base of a 40-foot oak with a rope, a chainsaw and no idea what to do next. Whether your tree is leaning a little ...