For Cudahy and her neighbors, the fight to save the redwood faces an uphill climb. Earlier this year, the City Council voted to modified its tree-protection ordinance that it adopted in 2022.

A dawn redwood towers over its neighbors and a home on Feb. 5, 2025, in Stevensville, Mich. The tree was planted in the late 1970s, and owner Jay Adams estimates its height at 80 feet and diameter ...