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The city of Carpinteria is considering what to do about its struggling yet beloved Italian stone pines, a non-native species of tree that adorns several streets. A recent report shows two of the 28 ...

Rich Closson, one of three Santa Barbara residents who appealed the Street Tree Advisory Committee's decision, speaks before the City Council on Tuesday in favor of saving the Italian stone pine trees ...

Thirteen historical Italian stone pine trees that have become a staple in Lompoc are scheduled to be taken down along South H Street. The trees were identified as being in a high-risk category in ...

The City of Santa Barbara’s Urban Forestry staff will remove five Italian stone pines on East Anapamu Street after a comprehensive assessment identified the aging trees as a threat to public safety.

For a while it looked like it would be coming down, then it was up in the air, but now it appears that the life of the Italian stone pine tree on Regan Lane, beloved by many in the neighborhood, has ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The historic Italian Stone Pine trees will be protected as the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to keep them on the 300 to 800 blocks of East Anapamu Street. ...

The Santa Barbara City Council chose beauty and passion over practicality Tuesday, when they upheld an appeal of a decision to change East Anapamu’s official street tree from Italian stone pine to ...

Crews in Lompoc are trimming the Italian Stone Pines on H Street this week. The city says there are 60 of the trees along the street. The trees have been there since the 1930’s and 1940’s. City ...

The city of Lompoc has contracted with West Coast Arborists to trim the Italian stone pines on South H Street, and portions of the street are scheduled to be closed to traffic while the work is ...