Women face fine, possible jail time for cutting down tree

A Bradford pear tree was home to several birds that let their presence be known, leaving feathers and droppings strewn about sidewalks...

The city acknowledges there is a problem with the trees in downtown Branson. Public works employees have been applying Bird-Proof to the trees since the beginning of spring. "(Bird-Proof) is a non-toxic, sticky chemical that inclines birds to roost elsewhere. Branson Public Information Director Jerry Adams said the city pays approximately $200 per treatment. Bird-Proof is alleviating the problem, but it has not totally eliminated the problem," Adams said. By Chandra Huston with Branson Courier

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