Posted on Oct 12, 2023
England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree will be removed from Hadrian's Wall
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Workers are beginning the process of removing the famous Sycamore Gap tree trunk and crown from Hadrian's Wall, which was felled in late September in a shocking act of vandalism in northern England. The tree's stump will remain.
"The 50-foot tree, which had stood in the historic landscape for nearly 200 years, will be carefully moved" and stored, the U.K.'s National Trust told NPR.
Officials say they're amazed and heartened by the public's concern for the well-loved tree. Thousands of tributes, suggestions and donations have come in from around the U.K. and beyond, they say, in hopes of preserving the tree. Options range from regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.
Workers are beginning the process of removing the famous Sycamore Gap tree trunk and crown from Hadrian's Wall, which was felled in late September in a shocking act of vandalism in northern England. The tree's stump will remain.
"The 50-foot tree, which had stood in the historic landscape for nearly 200 years, will be carefully moved" and stored, the U.K.'s National Trust told NPR.
Officials say they're amazed and heartened by the public's concern for the well-loved tree. Thousands of tributes, suggestions and donations have come in from around the U.K. and beyond, they say, in hopes of preserving the tree. Options range from regrowth or grafting — or starting over from a new seed.
England's beloved Sycamore Gap tree will be removed from Hadrian's Wall
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Experts determined that it can't be lifted intact, meaning the trunk will have to be cut again. The National Trust says it will keep the sections as large as possible, "to give us flexibility on what the tree becomes in future."
News that the tree had been cut down set off waves of sadness and outrage. Police in Northumbria have arrested two people: a 16-year-old boy and a man in his 60s. Officers were seen carrying a large chainsaw away from the home of the older man, who is reportedly a former lumberjack."...
..."Experts determined that it can't be lifted intact, meaning the trunk will have to be cut again. The National Trust says it will keep the sections as large as possible, "to give us flexibility on what the tree becomes in future."
News that the tree had been cut down set off waves of sadness and outrage. Police in Northumbria have arrested two people: a 16-year-old boy and a man in his 60s. Officers were seen carrying a large chainsaw away from the home of the older man, who is reportedly a former lumberjack."...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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