As if we haven't got enough assaults on the natural environment to worry about, in California now they are arresting guys for poaching burl off live redwood trees. They do that because the burl can be made into fancy wood items. I promise I won't ever own one.
The article has quite a bit of good info about why this is not good for the redwoods. Notably, burl is important for redwood reproduction.
Redwood parks battle bold wood poachers
Here's a picture of what this looks like. Barbaric and tragic.
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