A Sonoma County couple uprooted a 180-year-old oak tree. A judge ordered them to pay nearly $600,000

peilthetraveler said:
That tree was ready to die even if they left it alone. 180 years? Time to cut it down and plant a new one.

https://www.hunker.com/12000115/how-long-do-oak-trees-live

Ridiculous to make someone pay $600k over a tree and call it "damages" Did someone lose $600,000 because of this? Then nothing was damaged. Is "looking" at a tree worth $600k?
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I don't know the actual answer to that question, but I would bet the dollar amount is somehow related to the overall cost of the construction/value of the home and was meant to penalize them.

Making a rich person hurt. Works for me.
 
they got off easy. 180 year old anything removed should have jail time as part of the punishment.

On another note I stood in front of General Sherman tree in Sequoia's giant forrest...wow wow wow and its over 2500 years old.
 
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