Royal Oak is designated a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation and has renewed that designation each year since 1976, second in the state only to Adrian in Lenawee County.

Royal Oak has far more trees than it did over 100 years ago, when most of the indigenous trees had been cleared to make way for farmland, leaving only about 10 percent of the land forested.

1st of 100 new trees in honor of lumber tycoon Fred Erb planted in Royal Oak A family foundation from suburban Detroit is aiding clean-water causes, large and small.

As a result, no trees would be trimmed or removed in Royal Oak “until we have those conversations,” Simons said. “Generally we’re on a 41/2-to-5-year schedule” of tree work in each ...

The late Fred Erb, of Bloomfield Hills, made a fortune in lumber yards and real estate. To celebrate Fred Erb’s 100 th birthday in February, his children decided to plant 100 trees in Royal Oak ...

There are nearly 60 types of oak native to the U.S., the foundation reports, and the centuries-old trees can span 35 to over 100 feet. Here is a look at the state tree for every state across America: ...