The Sycamore Gap Tree
I don't if this made the news outside of the U.K. but it certainly did here and with good reason. You can read one of the news stories HERE.
The Sycamore Gap Tree or Robin Hood Tree was a sycamore standing next to Hadrian's Wall near Crag Lough in Northumberland, England. Around 300 years old before some halfwit(s) cut it down in the night two days ago for no reason I suppose other than the fact that they could.
It's been the star of countless photographs and was in the Kevin Costner film "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves".
Well, there is some good news today; sycamores apparently are notoriously difficult to remove. An arborist speaking on local news today said that with care and time, this tree will come back from the large stump that is still in the ground. How about that! I saw some comments from people online who attested to the tenacity of sycamores when they have tried to remove them from their gardens. Ain't happenin'.
Isn't Nature something!
Yes, this made the CBC National news last night. What senseless vandalism and destruction! It immediately reminded me of when vandals similarly chopped down the Holy Thorn of Glastonbury on Wearyall Hill about 10-12 years ago. We had just seen that tree on a trip to England a couple of years earlier (and tied our ribbons on its surrounding grate like everyone else). I don't think they ever caught those vandals but I hope they catch these ones.
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