'A lot of people are connected to their trees': Hoppe Tree Service gives urban trees new life

WEST ALLIS, Wis. (CBS 58) -- Our connection with nature can be as simple as a favorite tree.  But when that tree must come down, its life doesn't have to end.

Whether its removal is caused by a storm, invasive species or new construction there can still be more to its story.

On CBS 58 Sunday Morning Kim Shine introduced the owners of Hoppe Tree Service, a family-owned company helping people find new purpose for felled trees in southeast Wisconsin.