Property Ownership
A Maine property owner who plants trees on a neighbor's land, believing it to be their own, acquires no ownership rights unless:
AThe trees grow for 10 years
BAll adverse possession elements are met for 20 years✓ Correct
CThe neighbor gives written consent
DThe owner pays for the trees
Explanation
Maine's adverse possession statute requires open, notorious, hostile, exclusive, and continuous possession for 20 years. Merely planting trees does not confer ownership.
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