My Neighbors Cut Down My Grandparents’ 50-Year-Old Apple Tree for Sunlight — They Soon Regretted It

When my grandparents planted an apple tree nearly fifty years ago, they never imagined it would one day become the center of a bitter neighborhood dispute. For me, that tree wasn’t just part of the yard—it was part of my family’s story. I grew up climbing its branches, resting in its shade, and picking apples…