Two cypress trees felled: man must pay €4,520

Palma, Mallorca: Two felled cypress trees leave a man owing their owner €4,520 in compensation, alongside a €1,440 fine. The Balearic Provincial Court reduced his penalty after partly upholding his appeal, in a case reported on 11 November 2026. He had cut down the two Leyland cypress trees without permission. They were 20 years old and estimated at five and six metres tall.

The man said the owner had given him verbal permission, but the trial court rejected his account. The judge also counted a previous conviction for similar acts against him.

The owner made three separate complaints about tree felling, on 10 March, 23 June and 16 July. The man said that on the last of those days he was only clearing away remains from earlier work. The court found it “illogical” that he would have waited four months to do so. It said the presence of another person and a vehicle pointed to a separate, organised job.

Topics: Court cases · Nature & wildlife

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com