First saplings planted from felled Sycamore Gap tree

THE first saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted as National Tree Week kicks off, the National Trust has said.

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Five saplings went in the ground on Saturday, with more than half of the 49 "trees of hope" from the sycamore that stood for more than a century in a dip in Hadrian's Wall expected to be planted over the course of the week.

The tree was deliberately cut down overnight in September 2023, prompting a national outcry and a police investigation.