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Tree laws raise legal, philosophical questions for homeowners

Many towns have regulations about when a homeowner can cut down their own trees. We examine these laws, and one lawsuit in particular, to learn more about what ownership means in a legal sense.

Planet Money’s Jeff Guo reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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