@Starcrossed I've just read this from Tony Gates, Chief Exec of Northumberland National Park
It was decided there was no need for a memorial at the site itself, because shoots were spotted growing from the stump over the summer.
First there were eight spotted. Today there are about 25. What happens next is down to nature. No one knows whether a dominant shoot will grow into anything like what was there before.
We have absolutely no idea. It’s too early to call. Let’s just see what the tree gives us. Let us enjoy the fact it is still there.
@Illyria Ah. Thanks. I just looked in to it. I guess those guys on site were there after the fact. I read that it was valued at like $750K. So I have to assume money wasn't the reason or else they would have been prepared to move it out. So they just wanted to destroy? Can't wrap my head around that.
Usually most countries has rules for planting replacement trees. It’s not one, but depending on the tree truck diameter, you have to plant number of trees. There is no excuse for cutting those old tree mindlessly like that. It looks like that tree was healthy and not interfering any way.
I was thinking about this last night. I thought it must be nearly a year. I was gonna buy a picture of Sycamore gap from Etsy as a memorial but other things take priority first.
