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The arborist refusing to cut down trees

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Basil Camu now refuses to cut down trees and wants

Photo: Supplied by Leaf & Limb

US master arborist Basil Camu has made a daring business move - refusing to cut down trees.

Instead he's turned his focus on educating people in a bid to keep their trees.

He says people can save money, time and help develop ecosystems by not cutting down their trees.

As well as running a tree company with his father, Basil leads Project Pando -  a nonprofit that collects native seeds in the US and propagates them, and freely shares the seedlings.

And he has a new book From Wasteland to Wonder, a book that touts healthy tree planting as a means to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. 

A large oak in an urban setting.

Photo: Photo / Jacob McSweeny