My Neighbors Destroyed My Grandparents’ 50-Year-Old Apple Tree — They Never Expected the Price They’d Pay

a no-nonsense lawyer in her fifties who had handled several high-profile tree law cases in our state. When I described what had happened, I heard her sharp intake of breath.

“They cut down a fifty-year-old heritage apple tree without your permission? While you were on vacation?” She sounded almost excited. “Ms. Morrison, they’ve made a very expensive continue reading …