Three Students Steal Rare Tree At University of Wisconsin

Tree cut down
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Three from a fraternity get busted for stealing a rare tree at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum. Stolen back in November someone called them out and they were recently fined $200.

The rare Algonquin Pillar Swiss Mountain pine is said to have a value over $13,000. Curator from the Arboretum said, "Thirty-one years this tree stood. Countless students learned to identify Swiss Stone Pine, looking at this tree."

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