A little sad.. Maybe I'm too sentimental

When Mozart was 8 this tree was over 40.
When first Steam Engine was patented this tree was 50.
When the Wright Brothers flew the first motorized plane this tree was 180.
Now at aged 300 it was felled for a service road for HS2(in Britain)

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forty7seventy4 · 46-50, F

for a mere service road, i didn't feel you're too sentimental about it.
it is a little sad.
that tree could have lived for so many more years and a service road is what took it down.

Phantome

@forty7seventy4 yes, they could have made it a famous tree

forty7seventy4 · 46-50, F

@Phantome Yes! Like when a famous person does something in a location so they can't demolish it. I forget what that's called.

Phantome

@forty7seventy4 It's like in some countries they have a listed building to preserve its heritage.

forty7seventy4 · 46-50, F

@Phantome yes, exactly. that should have been done with that tree.

Phantome

@forty7seventy4 The British Heritage is less sensitive compared to USA , Europe