Northeastern Area

Forest Health Protection—Hazard Trees

Most of the images are derived from photographs, but some are illustrations or word slides.

Links to images are provided in the bulleted list items on the left side of this page.

Hazard Tree Images

• Biology
  • Images that illustrate aspects of the biology of trees that help us understand how trees can become hazardous.
• Tree Defects
  • Images that illustrate the seven categories of defects that can make trees hazardous. See also: How to Recognize Hazardous Defects in Trees
• Prevention and Correction
  • Images that illustrate proper pruning, maintenance and other ways of preventing or correcting hazardous tree defects.