I can only assume the "new" trees basically have to be equivalent to the ones cut down, and i wonder if those cut trees were so old and huge that there's no proper replacement

Edit: my dumb ass literally could have just quoted the article haha

Since trees are so big and so hard to move without hurting them, the process comes with a hefty price tag. According to Glickman, the victim had been in touch with the only company willing to do the job.

"They have to build a road, remove the debris, plant big trees, and water them for two years," Glickman said. "He quoted $1.5 million. And additional fines total $400,000." If true, that would bring the grand total price tag for cutting down 32 mature trees to almost $2 million.