The article (not the headline) says "small tree" - how big do you imagine a "small tree"?
The smallest trees we have around here are about 40 feet tall with 1-1.5 foot trunks.
Are you seriously insisting that you can’t believe that “small” tree doesn’t refer to a 40+ ft tall tree? Like to what end are you making this ridiculous point?
Double-negative confusion?
Is the word 'like' required?
Like maybe they aren't seriously insisting they can believe that "small" tree does refer to a 40+ft tree.
Surely there are trees smaller than that, unless they just pop out of the ground 40 feet tall?
I assume a small tree means a mature small tree, not a sapling.