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I too think this is amazing! This is GREAT! I love this tree

but

my brain has gone off the rails and I’m bringing all of you with me

I shall now bring forth an interesting moral and legal quandary!

If the Tree That Owns Itself owns everything within eight feet of itself, does that mean that if another tree grew within say six feet of the Tree, would the landowning tree own the new tree? Would this be slavery? Or would the Tree be considered a landlord?

in addition, since the Tree owns property, is it considered a sentient entity with full legal rights? If one of it’s branches broke off and damaged a nearby car or city bench, could it be sued? Could it be arrested?

If the Tree is considered a person, does that mean that the cutting down of similar species of trees is considered to be murder?