The Belzer Rebbe and the Pupa Yeshiva's Fruit Tree
The Pupa Yeshiva wants to expand its beis midrash, but a fruit tree stands in the way. The Belzer Rebbe tells them to build around the tree, and they do.
The roshei yeshiva of the Pupa Yeshiva in Hungary wanted to expand their beis midrash. However, there was a fruit tree growing near the current wall of the beis midrash. They asked the Belzer Rebbe if it was permitted to cut down a fruit tree for a mitzvah purpose such as expanding the beis midrash. The Belzer Rebbe said that cutting down fruit trees is fraught with halachic questions. He advised them to construct the beis midrash around the tree. That is exactly what they did.