A Japanese community recently prayed, thanked and asked for forgiveness before they cut down a 100 year old tree. A touching news on TV that choked me then and haunts me still.

Looking up the Net, we can see (some) headlines like these:

Melania Trump Orders Removal of Near-200-Year-Old Tree From White House
By Sydney Pereira On 12/26/17
http://www.newsweek.com/melani...
...The history of the tree stretches as far back as former President Andrew Jackson...

Parks Victoria - 100-year-old tree illegally cut down in State Park
parkweb.vic.gov.au › About › News and media releases Jul 11, 2017 ...A magnificent Yellow Box tree, believed to be around 100 years old, has been illegally cut down in Langi Ghiran State Park...

MAGNIFICENT 100 year old tree to be cut down...!
https://www.facebook.com/event...
...Brighton & Hove Council will cut down a Magnificent 100 year old beautiful and healthy Elm tree in their plans to improve the traffic flow...

Nearly 100-year-old tree cut down illegally in Snohomish ... - KOMO
komonews.com/.../nearly-100-year-old-tree-illegally-chopped-down-in-snohomish-c...
...Nearly 100-year-old tree cut down illegally in Snohomish County park. by Kara Kostanich. It's an illegal move that stunned park rangers and residents in Snohomish County. A nearly 100-year-old cedar tree on county parkland has been hit by a poacher...