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This particular tree was at least 1000 years old - there's documentary evidence of Robin Hood using it for shade.
It was 150 years old, it makes no difference to me personally in terms of feelings, but 1000 was far enough out that I wanted to correct it. The documentary evidence was a Kevin Costner movie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sycamore_Gap_tree
Just a reminder, if you ever look at England on a map and try and guess where the middle of it is, that is where the tree stood, alone, surrounded by fields. Until it got chopped down. I had actually planned to walk to this tree simply because of how it looked, its location and how peculiar and lovely it seems, from a late night browse on google maps.
The tree was located about 30 miles from the northern border of England. It could possibly be described as on the middle by longitude but it's far from the middle of England as a whole.
What a couple of morons. I cant believe they've gone Not Guilty. The state will sacrifice them to their gods. An example will be made and these men will be severely punished on a much harder scale that what is deserved. Its only a tree after all. It wasn't even documented until that silly Robin Hood movie.
For those not aware, this is major news here in the UK. The trial is being live-streamed (with reporting, cameras are not allowed) in most major outlets. Here's a BBC article summarising events in the trial last week: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4g3kxx1k6xo
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Nobody killed the sycamore tree - they coppiced it, and it’s regrowing with vigour.
For comparison, we had to fell a mature sycamore on our land last year; this now has more than a dozen shoots growing from its base, ranging between six and ten feet tall, all with lots of leaves on them.
Nobody killed the sycamore tree - they coppiced it, and it’s regrowing with vigour.
Are you sure? The video I just saw on the BBC shows the tree being felled at its base! That's not pruning.
Nobody killed the sycamore tree - they coppiced it, and it’s regrowing with vigour.
It is absolutely not “regrowing with vigour”. When I visited six weeks ago, there was one very small sprout a few inches in size. For comparison, we had to fell a mature sycamore on our land last year; this now has more than a dozen shoots growing from its base, ranging between six and ten feet tall, all with lots of leaves on them.
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Or buildings? Or mammals? Or Chordata? I don't think this is a well thought out argument.
cutting an annoying random tree down in your annoying random neighbor's yard is just as bad as this event. this is the foundation of western civilization. prioritizing one tree over another leads to bad stuff. many have thought this through and many have argued the opposite (as you) and have sought opportunity in dismantling this principle. it's not a new debate, despite what this HN clickbait makes it seem to be.
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It is absolutely not “regrowing with vigour”. When I visited six weeks ago, there was one very small sprout a few inches in size. For comparison, we had to fell a mature sycamore on our land last year; this now has more than a dozen shoots growing from its base, ranging between six and ten feet tall, all with lots of leaves on them.
https://www.northumberlandnationalpark.org.uk/sycamore-gap-i...
You claimed the tree was “regrowing with vigour” - this is simply false at this point in time.
What kind of tree is this? I know a lot of trees get called sycamores