A Florida town has fined a local property owner for the illegal trimming of distinctive and protected trees.
The Palm Beach landowner was slapped with over $600 in fines and administrative fees after hired landscapers “butchered” a mastic tree and a purple trumpet tree that were a part of the Historic and Specimen Tree Program.
“Once you get that designation of a historic or specimen tree in this program, it’s a pretty big deal,” said Ground Maintenance Supervisor John Lawrence, per Palm Beach Daily News…