Best Reason to Cut Down Your Hackberry Tree in Nashville 2026: Root Nashville
The true villain of this year’s ice storm wasn’t Nashville Electric Service leadership — it was that dying hackberry tree in your yard. When Nashville froze over in January, it resulted in more than 2 million cubic yards of debris recovered by Metro. If your tree canopy was devastated (and it probably was), Root Nashville is here to repopulate those trees with native species that won’t explode with a gust of wind. A partnership between the city and the Cumberland River Compact, Root Nashville has supplied more than native trees to folks across the city — completely for free. Wouldn’t a honey locust look nice in your yard?
Past Best of Nashville wins: In our Writers’ Choice, Root Nashville has also been named Best Way to Get a Tree (2022).
