Who cut down the tree at Sycamore Gap?
Who cut down the tree at Sycamore Gap? Police, who earlier said they were investigating what was believed to be a “deliberate act of vandalism,” said a 16-year old youth had been arrested in connection with the incident. The sycamore tree, seen here in 2021, was a striking presence on the wild landscape around Hadrian's Wall.
Can the Sycamore Gap tree be saved?
The National Trust removed it. Foresters said the stump could be coppiced, with new shoots sprouting, but after many, many years it would still be no more than a bush. The tree, as everyone knew it, could not be saved. The sycamore had not officially been a sacred or magic tree.