Siblings ordered to pay $20K for cutting down Metroparks tree
57-year-old Todd Jones and 54-year-old Laurel Hoffman were sentenced for cutting down and selling an over 200-year-old Black Walnut tree.
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57-year-old Todd Jones and 54-year-old Laurel Hoffman were sentenced for cutting down and selling an over 200-year-old Black Walnut tree.
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Black walnut trees are valuable due to their high-quality lumber, which often is used to make furniture, musical instruments and veneer.
Protecting them in public areas is a no-brainer. Protecting them on private land is a far greater challenge.