The 1.2 x 6 is the diameter of the trunk, not the board. That's a pretty reasonable size. They're basically asking for the sort of "been growing here for 100

The 1.2 x 6 is the diameter of the trunk, not the board. That's a pretty reasonable size. They're basically asking for the sort of "been growing here for 100yr since the sheep left and the pasture grew over" trees that every industrial nation has all over the edges of its suburban property lines.