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A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the felling of the 300-year-old Sycamore Gap tree in the north of England.

Officers arrested the teenager amid an outpouring of sadness over the destruction of the landmark, which has been a feature of the site at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for hundreds of years. The boy is in custody and assisting officers with their inquiries, Northumbria police said on Thursday.

Locals and national park authorities said they were “struggling to see the logic” in the destruction of a sycamore which had long become “part of this area’s DNA” and had gone through thousands of changes of seasons.

The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old, was made famous when it appeared in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner.

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[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 8 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Officers arrested the teenager amid an outpouring of sadness over the destruction of the landmark, which has been a feature of the site at Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland for hundreds of years.

Locals and national park authorities said they were “struggling to see the logic” in the destruction of a sycamore which had long become “part of this area’s DNA” and had gone through thousands of changes of seasons.

The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old, was made famous when it appeared in the 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner.

Supt Kevin Waring of Northumbria police said on Thursday: “This is a world-renowned landmark and the events of today have caused significant shock, sadness and anger throughout the local community and beyond.

Tony Gates, the chief executive of the Northumberland national park authority, said staff at the visitor centre had been in tears after arriving in the morning and finding the famous tree felled.

The Twice Brewed Inn, a stone’s throw from the site, has offered a £1,500 bar tab to anyone with information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person who carried out the offence.


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[–] gencha@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not a small trunk and a pretty clean cut. Did he bring a chainsaw?

[–] Subverb@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Article says chainsaw, yes.

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[–] AeonFelis@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Isn't this George Washington's origin story?

[–] JustZ@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No that was just some bullshit tree nobody cared about.

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[–] Psythik@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Can anything be done? I'm not botanist, but is it not possible to graft the tree back onto its stump? Or maybe use that "rooting gel" stuff I've heard about to make the tree grow a new root system? I know that it's possible to clone plants by taking a branch off and replanting it; can't at least one of these things be done? Are they just going to give up that easily?

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[–] leds@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago

The tree, believed to have been about 300 years old

Well at least now they can count the rings and know for sure

[–] Kodama@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Without detailed knowledge about tree logging, that looks to be too clean cut, when working in a storm.

From the article:

"Locals said they heard nothing during the night due to high winds from Storm Agnes – and woke to find the tree split from its stump."

I would not call that a "split".

You also need some heavy gear to fell that kind of tree, the dia of sycamore tree trunk is wide. The blade would stuck in the saw line due to the inclination of the tree. Also you would need a vehicle to get all gear there plus extra fuel if required.

Think middle of night, during a storm, also you don't need a storm to be windy there.

Really 16 year old only?

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