In a tree-cutting scenario, which statement describes the effect on property?

In a tree-cutting scenario, which statement describes the effect on property?

• A. Real property is converted to personal property.
• B. Personal property is converted to real property.
• C. Real property is converted to a fixture.
• D. There is no conversion, the tree remains real property.

Answer: (A)

Cutting a tree changes its status because attachment to the land matters. Real property includes land and anything permanently attached to it. A tree growing on land is considered part of that real property, but once it is severed from the soil and removed, it is no longer attached. At that moment, the tree becomes movable and is treated as personal property. A fixture is something permanently attached that stays with the property, so a cut tree isn’t a fixture. There is a conversion because the tree shifts from real property to personal property once it’s cut and detached. So the effect is real property converted to personal property.

Cutting a tree changes its status because attachment to the land matters. Real property includes land and anything permanently attached to it. A tree growing on land is considered part of that real property, but once it is severed from the soil and removed, it is no longer attached. At that moment, the tree becomes movable and is treated as personal property. A fixture is something permanently attached that stays with the property, so a cut tree isn’t a fixture. There is a conversion because the tree shifts from real property to personal property once it’s cut and detached. So the effect is real property converted to personal property.