Britain's much-loved Sycamore Gap stump could become a tree once more but experts warn any regrowth may take decades.
had stood for over 300 years along Hadrian’s wall in Northumberland before it was felled by a chainsaw on Wednesday night.
The National Trust added that it may be possible to protect the stump to allow the tree to regrow. The charity is now looking into gathering the seeds.On Thursday morning, the national park authority said: " can confirm that sadly, the famous tree at Sycamore Gap has come down over night. We have reason to believe it has been deliberately felled.
On Facebook, they posted: "Everyone at The Twice Brewed Inn is devastated by the senseless felling of the beloved Sycamore Gap tree."
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