There is nothing positive about this, yes it may grow back, but to reach its past glory will take as it took before it was vandalised perhaps 200 years! Find the guy who did this, chop his legs off and see how long it takes for them to grow back?
Yep, coppicing is how you can make short-lived shrubs and trees live almost forever. That gap tree looked hellishly dangerous to cut down. Whoever did that knew something about felling, judging by the gob and hinge, but felling a massive broadleaf tree in full leaf without de-limbing is the height of recklessness. Or a sign of a lot of experience. I don't buy the 16 year old story. There is more to this. I do hope the tree will "have the last laugh".
A tree like that with nothing around it is relatively simple for anyone with basic felling skills to fell, its just 3 cuts and judgement of which direction to fell it. Would take less than 10 minutes to do.
Spot on. No teenager no random act of vandalism. Pro. cut those clean sharp angles. Big saw. Big bar. Very sharp chain. takes years of experience to cut like that. Full leaved in exposed spot just a tiny gust of wind and many tons above the head....and it's good night Vienna. The stump tells the tail any good tree surgeon could tell what size bar what type of chain probably full size full chisel and if wedges used i would have thought minimum of 4 maybe 6
Great video. The obvious solution (to me at least) is to let the tree regrow and use the cut down wood to make something like seating or a display to let people see and appreciate the tree's first phase of life.
My apple tree fell down in a big storm. We just got rid of it and used the wood in other ways. By the next spring, where the tree had fallen it had pushed out new growth and within two years was tall and healthy. I think a lot of people have no idea about gardening or trees. I had cut down a tree in my garden that was very dangerous and needed to go. We did nothing with the stump so it just grew back again but this time we trained it to go in a different direction. Trees are amazing.
hmm, LOVE Trees...Lets get things into proportion. Idolising trees is paganism. You love trees, but what about humans..... ..... not for babies who are slaughtered? 6lb, 9 month fully formed [aborted] babies in Britain, eg for the fault of having a cleft palette or a club foot? 9 Month/full term thumb sucking babies are CULLED - It's all legal.... the human sacrifices upon an altar of the $elf....lust first and baby cast aside to make way for the LUST pleasures Please get a grip - children come before trees
I am 75, I am not going to see its recovery and it will never be the same. The people who did it should be sentenced to a year for each ring of its life.
@@jaysummers9396It's not just a tree, it is the one in Sycamore Gap. I doubt you've ever been near it or seen it, even less, from your brainless (deleted) comment, appreciate it's uniqueness.
@@graytoby1 Because of it's unique situation. Can't you see that. I don't suppose youve ever seen it let alone appreciate it any more than an animal would.
Plymouth city centre had all its trees chopped down . People were challenging the council's right to do it, so the council cut them down early before they could be saved. They’ve just been lying in a dead pile for nearly a year . Looks like Chernobyl now.
They were lovely trees in Plymouth,offered a little shade as you sat in the sun with coffee.Plymouth shops with university accommodation above were very concrete sixties,but the lush trees softened landscape.Sad and they lye in dead piles.😢😢😢😢
You brought tears to my eyes. I was born and raised by Yellowstone Park, I have always absolutely loved all trees. When I heard that this one was chopped down it broke my heart. It's so wonderful to know that this tree is not gone forever.
@@lt7895 .... and aborted babies, girls and boys which are thumb sucking! smiling! yawning! kicking! in the womb...... unique living, growing humans.....only to be ripped into bloody bits by the abortionist with a vacuum tool --- de capitating and de limbing... not a tree but a human life.... millions of lives
Thanks for the bigger picture perspective. I walked the entire HS2 phase 1 route in 2018; and testify that mature specimen trees were felled in large numbers in an act of Government-approved vandalism. Among them - the famous Cubbington pear tree outlying the ancient Cubbington wood; lone trees at Chetwode, Thorpe Mandeville, Edgecote and Stoneleigh; trees in stately gardens at Stoneleigh, Berkswell and Coleshill; ancient trackways with trees all gone up in the Chilterns, Culworth and Crackley lane; swathes cut through afforestation undisturbed since time immemorial at Halse Copse and Broadwells Wood. The trees had the defence of many advocates, but to no avail, their plight was treated with typical Government ambivalence
Just appalling what goes on ... until it happens on our own backdoor, we tend to ignore it don't we.... Let's hope this particular tree will grow back... so sad that others won't have that opportunity..
@@alihenderson5910 The Chinese had added more than the length than the HS2 to the bullet train route in 1 year than we have in 20 years ,So you wont see any HS2 in your lifetime
@willhemmings- Those old-growth woodlands were in the way of Globalists running up a tax burden of about £100B for a rail line that will cut 20minutes off your journey!!!
@@TheAsa1972hahah the actual role model of many asian country aka europe and usa being outpaced by it's student own performance in less than 100 years. How's that come?
Thank you for comforting us! I’m a tree hugger and find this utterly devastating. I hope everyone plants some trees in remembrance of this one. I pray people allow the shoots to grow!
Vandalism is terrible. When it happens to a great tree, when it happens to a painting in a museum, or when it happens to the Brandenburg Gate. Personally, I think all the adults responsible for each of these acts of vandalism should go to prison. And the minors should also be held responsible, but, of course, the truly severe punishment should be directed at the adults.
the tree isnot dead yet ,it can be saved ,peter chan from herons bonsais anda great big crane,if any man cabn save this tree it will be him,i repeat the tree isnot dead yet
I see English lads in Prague all the time getting drunk and defacing property, climbing monuments, acting like fools, harassing women... You know what the English say about them? Boys will be boys...
One day when my brother and I were sitting in his little conservatory ,he was telling me about many of the happy times he had in his life ,when suddenly he went very quiet ,so I asked him ,what do YOU want to come back as ,you see we were twins , and he only had a short time left to live ,and I knew what he was thinking , he looked at me and said ,do you really come back ,I said of course you do ,he smiled and said , I don.t know ,what do you want to come back as ,so I said ,well not a fly ,you,ll swat me ,I.d like to come back as a tall beautiful tree .he laughed ,I,m 4' 7" he was 6'10" ,then he said but the dogs will pee on you ,so I said but they are only giving me a drink he laughed , trees very rarely die ,come autumn ,they dance in the wind and their beautiful leaves fly away in the breeze ,,then they dig deep and go to sleep ,come spring they awaken ,the birds sing and life begins again.,so please ,try not to weep , because come spring this lovely tree WILL be reborn again.
Thank you for reminding us that somethings just can’t be killed. I worked in a forest soil’s lab and learned about the root to shoot ratio. That’s why some plants need to be topped off because then the roots will grow two tops in its place.
I was in building maintenance and used to take advice from professional arboriculturalists about tree roots when they broke up or blocked drains. The advice was always the same; you could chop it down but it will keep growing, it's easier to dig up and re-route the drain pipes.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture I wonder if it is the one that keeps trying to re-grow next to my house.... If it is, I been fighting that thing for 15 years and each year it comes back... Anyways I hope the tree in the sycamore tree gap has the same fight in it that I am dealing with at home, so it will be there for all of time. LOL
Thank you. I have seen this happen in a similar way to a tree in Wales that got hit by lightning. Now it's even bigger than since before it got zapped! This was a senseless crime, but it will ultimately be an ineffectual one.
Thank you so much for such an informative message there . I'm so relieved that it is indeed still alive and will prosper . You've made me personally feel so much better and I'm sure many others will feel the same . 👍👍
I walk past a Maple tree stump that has regrown to over ten feet with many branches. Thank you for the reminder or Life beyond our above-ground perspective. My heart aslo goes out to those who lost a connection to their memories. This is a tragedy to be mourned, a loss that will never regrow even with fresh branches and leaves.
I saw a video about a guy who started two forest fires in his youth and grew up to become a firefighter because he felt it was the only way he could atone for what he’d done. I hope the young man who did this follows a similar path. I’m glad the tree is not dead. Thank you for making this video.
Probably go on to become a proffesional tree feller.. that is one clean cut for a 16 year old. Maybe he will go to Canada and work in them forests cutting down 1000+ year old redwoods...get over it, it's a 300 year old tree.. young for "a tree" - stop whining and crying over a tree, there are millions more, much older with greater history other than "being in robin hood movie"
Wow what a complete bellend , right away joining their spoon-fed media sources , yes the ones that claimed the tree was "chopped down" on a "youth" without factual proof of any sort , numbnuts!
Many Native Americans called trees "the tall people." I've always felt the power of their presence, even "weed trees" like sycamores. As you say, it should recover, but my heart hurts from this pointless and wicked violence just the same.
There was a tree that the city planted in front of my parents' house when I was a child, and I watched that tree grow for almost 50 years. When the city cut the tree down about 3 years ago, it felt like I lost a friend. They planted a new tree last year, my kids will watch that one grow big and tall like my tree.
I have always been fascinated by trees since I was a child, their size, lingevity and endless variety. Someone sugested we should plant a "gap"'forest in honour of the tree, that is a splendid idea especially as we can see them both grow in the years to come.
You sir are an Ent ! A definite Shepard of the woods . Considering that trees are so important. We do take them for granted. I think that they need far more respect and consideration. I am very glad to know that given the TLC it needs this tree wil grow back .
This tree was a notable landmark in Hadrian's Wall and its felling is upsetting for many. But the tree will regenerate very quickly, although won't have the same form as the original. It should be allowed to regrow nevertheless as the root systems are less than 3 feet from the Wall and trying to replace it with another would damage the underlying archaeology. Perhaps planting the whole area of the Gap with bluebells would create an alternative scenic natural feature for photographers and visitors alike. Why it was cut down is still unknown, but I think it highly unlikely to be an act of vandalism by a 16 year old, given the size of the tree, the professional nature of the felling and the weather conditions at the time, but I could be wrong.
I would seriously doubt that a 16year old did this . The felling looked professional to me . I very much doubt 300 years old , 100 tops . It will regrow very fast . Choose the best shoot in a year or so and nurture it . It’s a sycamore and will regrow fast .
Maybe in some perverse way it was done to garner public outrage and try focus it or harness it for some other purpose.? Who knows.... Or was it done as a distraction? What else is going one that this event has sucked attention away from? Ask yourself that.
The ground is grazed by sheep so bulbs like bluebell are probably not wanted but i think the flora in this area is in a protected context so introducing new stuff is probably not possible anyway.
@@elyrexo Archaeological digs are by nature destructive and only done in cases of development. This is a world heritage site for a 2000 year old Roman Wall, trees shouldn't be planted anywhere near it. A dig of Magna fort is being planned by The Vindolanda Charitable Trust with the reason being "Climate Change" But it is in my opinion more to do with a focus on providing more tourist revenue for the Trust, as excavation of the wet ground will do extensive damage to what lies underneath.
Thank you for this video, i was shocked and upset. Knowing that it is still alive below ground and will continue to grow long after we are gone. What a beautiful thought and for all trees they give us so much, we need trees they are our friends, save all our trees, plant more and care more.
What a beautiful man bringing a wonderfully intelligent & compassionate view to a mindless act of vandalism, power to you and others like you God Bless ❤🎉
Love your positive take on this mindless vandalism and you’re right, you can’t kill Sycamore trees. I’ve battled with a seedling in my garden for 30 years knowing one day I’ll be gone and it will keep sprouting!
@@jackiea8394 I feel your pain... I am fighting with a tree that keeps coming back that is right next to my house... ARG reading your post dose not give me much hope, but then again I can't just let it grow it out it going into my house wall and trashing my roof.
Thank you for posting this! Perfect answer. An example that some might find helpful... I pass an intersection regularly where 4 sycamore were growing planted along one side of the road within a few feet of the curb. They were huge trees, each 3'+ in diameter on the trunks. All were cut down in June, to flat stumps about 1' tall. By August 15 all were enveloped in sprouts that were 5-6' tall. As of today the tree sprouts have been trimmed back to the stump since these trees are too close to the road and the intention was to remove them as a traffic hazard. The point being that in two months the giant old root systems of these plants could put on an enormous amount of growth. They come back, and very strongly, just as this video is saying. In the next year or two someone will select a sprout/s to form the new trunk/s....and it's off to the races.
That is all great until the next idiot decides to cut it down again. They need to make an example of the ones that did this, so others don't copy this behavior.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture I don't agree with you on that. Destruction of special places is getting more and more common. I am from the USA and don't follow much of what goes on over your way. This story just made me sick to think this tree lasted this long and was special to so many people and someone decided to just destroy it. If I was the judge, I would put the people responsible away for 300 years to make an example of them.
This has happened in a my local wood. A maniac cutting down trees for no apparent reason. Started last year and already the stumps are starting to develop large shoots.
Whoever did it, did a very clean professional job with a chainsaw. Not many 16 year olds would have the experience or the equipment, so the story in the media of a teenage vandal doesn't hold water.
A man in his sixties has now been arrested . The teen-ager is out on bail . I don't know anything else , just following news reports here in the UK . Best regards to you 👋
I still don't believe their story whether it was a 16 year old or a 60 year old,and why have they changed their story of what happened..doesn't seem right to me.
Thank you for this video, I do feel much better knowing this big beautiful old tree will live on. I was really shocked & saddened to hear off such cowardly senseless violence. Someone mentioned making benches or something special out of the felled wood which I think is a great idea. 🌳
Exactly, was thinking the same.The roots and part of the trunk are still intact. Let it grow .It will grow and rise again.🌱🌿🌳 Very positive approach, that we need to care about any tree as much is possible.
about three years ago a so called professional tree surgeon /prunner ,passed my home in his van and asked me if i wanted some prunning done in my garden .I told him I did not want him to use a saw ,but he ignored me ,when I said to him are you going to clean the rough branches off ,he had the cheek to ask for my prunners because he said he did not carry them with him.then he preceeded to use the saw and hack the top off my tall Magnolia tree ,I quickly told him to stop and go ,but I had to pay him,never .will I ever do that again .I also have a wisteria that needs looking after as I.m not able to look after it , but it,s impossible to get anyone who knows how to prune them .
This is true! The local electric utility cut down an enormous old sycamore on an easement in my back yard some years ago. It was very sad to witness, but the stump almost immediately began sending up shoots.
The utilities trimmed my landlords oak trees at the wrong season and murdered them they were living so the murdered them plain and simple they should be held liable for this and take the time to trim trees in the right season conservation is needed in these areas they are a living thing GOD created them we are the stewards of the earth 🌎 and must be more respectful
Thanks for the info delighted to hear this. I should have known though as my next door has a row of sycamores down the side of his tiny garden 17ft by 28ft. I curse them every day. An other neighbour cut them all down to stumps early this year but they are all leafed back and well on their way again unfortunately, but at least I should not be picking up bag loads of seeds this year.
Your words have soothed my heart somewhat. I'm still sad this horrible human being did this, but I am hopeful now that this poor tree can once again flourish. I especially love that while he is dust in the wind and long forgotten, this tree will still be thriving.
We moved into a property with a lovely mature rear garden, several different types of trees and bushes, including a 'mature' sycamore. At around 50 years old. The property was built in the late 1980's and the tree was around 18 metres from the rear of the house, so no issue to the original owner. As the years progressed the tree sat happily growing, the families that lived there enjoyed it's canopy shade during the summer months, including my family. In fact my children virtually grew up under it's branches. Planning permission was given for an open piece of ground next door and a similar design house was built with almost the same footprint and distance from the tree (and others.) The new owners after a couple of years built a large conservatory which stretched out from the rear and unbelievably meant the outer corner edge was just 2 metres from the trunk of the tree. 5 years went by and cracks in the brickwork were shown to have been caused by the sycamore roots movement and the neighbour pushed us for removal of the tree due to damaging their property! Several months went by, sour relations and council visits we just wanted a quiet life and bowed to pressure and had the tree felled (at their cost). This was 5 years ago. Almost immediately shoots appeared and were removed after a month or so when they were noticed (the trunk base is obscured by a large bush)... I know this is a long winded comment, but I wanted to add context and back up exactly what you are saying... it's so hard to 'kill' a sycamore... it's still desperately trying to regrow (in fact i've let it - up to 6ft - the height of the fence) . 5 years of 'assassination' attempts by my neighbour to kill off the sycamore and it's still here fighting. There's hope for the Sycamore Gap Tree indeed.
The tree in my back garden was completely split in half right to the bottom during a severe storm, we used wagon straps to bandage it together, one half died of for a year no flowers no leaves, so we decided we would have to cut it down and dig up the roots, but then not long after I started noticing little flowers here and there and then leaves, it's now fully flourishing like it used to we've left the wagon straps on obviously its not going to heal together but it's most definitely recovered the shock of being ripped apart, as long as there is root there is life ❤
It may, in time sort of grow together where the new annual rings grow. If they are prevented from expanding against an obstacle, the new growth will grow around it and if the obstacle is living tissue of the same species it will fuse. You see something similar with trees "swallowing" objects like fencing wire pinned to it, nails and more. You can also create living structures by crossing over branches and securing them with a screw until they fuse. If using a strap, you need to loosen it a little as the tree grows in girth to prevent the strap strangulating the tree.
This act of vandalism is sickening to any normal person but unfortunately the HS2 vanity project is destroying thousands of trees and 10's of thousands of creatures ever couple of weeks .
what makes me angry is everyone is outraged by this tree being cut down but nobody bats and eye at entire forests being ripped down for some Palm oil to stick in your daily products.
Mate all vandalism of nature is wrong. Education is the key. This tree was in so many hearts, it is why it’s so demoralising. We walked the Pennine Way and this area was a highlight and we feel all trees are for us to try protect.
I am appalled at the destruction of any tree unnecessarily. I’m constantly on at my council about the amount of street trees felled by residents who don’t like the shade or the leaves dropping. I do my best not to buy anything with palm oil & try to make sure I know where the wood my furniture is made of comes from. There is only so much the individual can do till governments & corporate business amend their ways. But this tree was our tree & we loved it, whoever cut it down had no right to do so, just like the selfish idiots around me who have no right to cut public trees down. Oh & the council doesn’t give a dam!
Thankyou. That's really positive to know that the tree will come back. I wonder if the symbolism of this particular tree being felled will help bring about even more awareness and outrage of the destruction of trees by governments.
The major point is not that the tree is dead, it's the point that some entitled little turd did it in the first place! That kid needs to sit in prison for a long time so he can think about what he did! 🤔🇺🇸
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureconflict of interests here. It will throw up shoots etc , May even become more famous for surviving a fig pointless terrorist attack , . But it is in no way acceptable for this type of anti social behaviour.
I was fortunate to walk the Hadrians wall route from Irish Sea to North Sea and spent a wonderful 15 minutes sitting under the tree in full bloom in mid July sipping a cup of tea about four years ago so to see the photos of this fallen beautiful icon brought tears to my eyes. So hearing that it will regenerate it’s beauty some time in the future has softened the blow a little so thank you for your informative and lovely video.
That has made my day. So well explained and reservedly put sir, without a single swear word used to describe the sensless act by the person or persons responsible. I would not be able to be so reserved in my choice of words! Love that the timer has at least been reset for another glorious 400 years :0)
Thanks for posting this very informative video. It’s said that every day is a school day, well I learnt from this video. It’s heartening to know that the tree will be around when the moron who felled it will be long dead. Unfortunately this act of vandalism is a window into how some in our population act and think. Morons! 🤦
What a great video. Thank you for sharing that. A very different perspective. Brilliant. Some joy out of sadness. (Just goes to show how misinformed we have all become). Blessings to you.
I loathe sycamore poisonous nasty things, but this was in an iconic place etc etc, it will grow back incredibly fast. We have woodland and some trees are incredibly difficult to keep back. I’m glad it’s going to regenerate and may now live longer than it would have done. I’m re-wilding and it’s very positive
@@terminusest6068Yes it will in time. At first their will be many shoots but in time nature will select the healthiest and put all the trees energy into it and in 100yrs time it will be a beautiful tree again.
youtube recommended this video right after a short news video about the tree getting cut down. bravo, youtube, well-paired. and thank you andy for your positive take on this story 😀
Thank you. I have been arguing to give it a chance because, as you say, it's still very much alive. My worry is there'll be pressure to kill it off and remove it so an immediately aesthetically pleasing alternative can replace it, but that feels like wholly the wrong thing to do to me. My sense is that it's 'that' tree that is important, not the views it created, but unfortunately trees don't work to the same timeline as the human need for instant results. I hope it's protected and nurtured so it can take its next form and show nature's formidable power to regenerate and renew.
This is exactly what I said to my family when we saw this on the news. I told them "The root system is still there, she's a strong old girl. She'll come back without fail". ❤
I’m really happy to hear that this tree will survive, so thank you so much for this video. A Spruce windbreak planted sometime in the early 1900s separates a church property-the original site of a farmhouse when the area was agricultural-from mine. The area is now suburban; the windbreak being on of the last vestiges of rural times. Since my childhood, when the trees were lush and some 20 m tall, most of the lower branches below 10 m have fallen off. In the early 60s about five trees came down in a storm, leaving gaps. Starting in 2009, with the church’s permission, I groomed the unattended tree line of invasive Buckthorn and over 6 years laid down beds of wood chips, mulch and leaves to enrich the very sandy soil. I later harvested indigenous Spruce seedlings from local forests which I nurtured in my garden over the last 6 years (some are now 1-2 m tall) to infill along the tree line. At 70, this feels like a legacy project. In the spring, I will start transplanting Into the tree line. The windbreak has been a constant presence in my life; I hope that it gives future joy to others. My way of helping nature. 🇨🇦
Thank you for your video explaining after the horrific incident regarding the cutting down of the tree how it will not die and be gone forever but fight and recover and keep living for decades to come. Almost biblical to say ! Great read given that you have a disbelief that after listening to this makes me feel better
Good points about the tree and being able - if allowed - to regrow. We will see if they grind the stump out and kill the shoots that will follow. Now might be a good time to collect seed. As that one is one tough tree growing where no other can.
we can't have nice things....because of bad people. i hope there's a larger penalty for vandalizing noteworthy things (but i think the system oftren seems naive)
He'll probably only do community service given that the prisons are full. If the criminal damage is deemed to be worth less monetarily than £2500 the max sentence is 3 month and he'll potentially be out after a month.
Thank you for rassurance. We've still lost the enjoyment of looking at the full tree for decades because of someone's spite. Some of us won't live to see full return.
Thankyou, your words, with your experience, has just given the lost of this tree a new meaning for me, especially your wise words at the end, this tree will live on well after the idiot that cut it down
I actually wondered whether the tree could be grafted back onto its stump. Basically make cut outs so it fits back more like a lego/jigsaw piece and then wrap the point and structurally secure the tree. A lot of effort, but a national iconic tree.
We need to think beyond our own lifetimes. Trees live on a different timescale. We need to be planting trees that we'll never see at their best in our lifetimes.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureThat's your take 'oh it will grow again' It'll never look or be the same, ever. How about I come and destroy your garden and when you have a problem I can just say, It'll regrow 🤷♂️ Just wondering how many 300 year old trees you plant, seeing as you plant so many? That would be none of course 🙄 Don't worry I won't bore you again certainly won't be back here.
Thank you so much for your informative, kind and positive video. I am so happy to learn that it will grow again. I shed a few tears of joy after learning that it will be big and strong again. Thank you.
I love your statements about the tree, it had become such an iconic tree in a beautiful setting. I hope it becomes a symbol of survival. I wonder ed around the world how many other trees truly died the same the sycamore was vandalized, never to return, blown up in war or grubbed up in the Amazon by greedy farmers. Well done planting all those trees, the world needs more people like you.
The best response to this tree being cut down on the internet. I knew nothing about it here in America. I knew about Hadrian's wall - one of my friend's sons is named Hadrian. But that is all. Anyway, thanks for sharing. Take care my brother. 🌳
Thank you for this positive message 😀 Like you I love trees and get very upset when they are cut down needlessly, which our council did on our beautiful Cathedral Green in Exeter 😡 but I am going to plant a tree in my garden and see if I can do more to help in the planting of new ones locally 😊
What a great point, and outlook on the situation. I was one of the uneducated and when I heard the story I was saddened. I’m happy to know the sycamore tree will be back!
This broke my heart when I heard it on the news, I sincerely hope the person who did this senseless act will get the full force of the law at them 😡 It is a great blessing at least, to know the tree isn’t dead and, over time, will grow back. Thank you.❤
Thank you for putting a positive perspective on this very unfortunate incident.
Good man.
There is nothing positive about this, yes it may grow back, but to reach its past glory will take as it took before it was vandalised perhaps 200 years!
Find the guy who did this, chop his legs off and see how long it takes for them to grow back?
@@RichardSmallwood-du9qbYou must be American with that attitude. It's a tree ffs!
@@RichardSmallwood-du9qb I said the same thing!
Well said!!!!
Yes, long live the Tree 🌱
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Yep, coppicing is how you can make short-lived shrubs and trees live almost forever. That gap tree looked hellishly dangerous to cut down. Whoever did that knew something about felling, judging by the gob and hinge, but felling a massive broadleaf tree in full leaf without de-limbing is the height of recklessness. Or a sign of a lot of experience. I don't buy the 16 year old story. There is more to this. I do hope the tree will "have the last laugh".
That tree will outlive us all!
They've now arrested a 60 year old man.
A tree like that with nothing around it is relatively simple for anyone with basic felling skills to fell, its just 3 cuts and judgement of which direction to fell it. Would take less than 10 minutes to do.
Spot on. No teenager no random act of vandalism. Pro. cut those clean sharp angles. Big saw. Big bar. Very sharp chain. takes years of experience to cut like that. Full leaved in exposed spot just a tiny gust of wind and many tons above the head....and it's good night Vienna. The stump tells the tail any good tree surgeon could tell what size bar what type of chain probably full size full chisel and if wedges used i would have thought minimum of 4 maybe 6
@@ashleylaw Eco- terrorists!
Great video. The obvious solution (to me at least) is to let the tree regrow and use the cut down wood to make something like seating or a display to let people see and appreciate the tree's first phase of life.
Dellhell8842. That's a good idea.
That's a very good idea.
Out door seating just rots too quickly, esp in that exposed area. It would be a waste of the wood..
@@bigturboxr3i Yeah?? are you gonna maitain it , no didn't think so!
Make Punji sticks for the next sabatour.😏
My apple tree fell down in a big storm. We just got rid of it and used the wood in other ways. By the next spring, where the tree had fallen it had pushed out new growth and within two years was tall and healthy. I think a lot of people have no idea about gardening or trees. I had cut down a tree in my garden that was very dangerous and needed to go. We did nothing with the stump so it just grew back again but this time we trained it to go in a different direction. Trees are amazing.
Great to learn it's not dead. Heartbreaking to see it felled. Here's to it reaching new heights.
Wouldn’t it be great if everyone loved all trees this much!
hmm, LOVE Trees...Lets get things into proportion. Idolising trees is paganism. You love trees, but what about humans.....
..... not for babies who are slaughtered? 6lb, 9 month fully formed [aborted] babies in Britain, eg for the fault of having a cleft palette or a club foot?
9 Month/full term thumb sucking babies are CULLED - It's all legal.... the human sacrifices upon an altar of the $elf....lust first and baby cast aside to make way for the LUST pleasures
Please get a grip - children come before trees
Hope for the Amazon then 🤣
Nope, this tree is ✨S P E C I A L✨
Yes! I loved his last comment about how this tree's lifespan has been reset!
@@elephantintheroom5678 I would of superglued it back on. Gorilla glue works well on wood aswell 🤣
I am 75, I am not going to see its recovery and it will never be the same. The people who did it should be sentenced to a year for each ring of its life.
@@jaysummers9396yeah, it’s just a tree, and you’re just a nobody.
@@jaysummers9396and the cretins that cut it down won't be missed at all. Don't worry - they're just scum 😊
@@jaysummers9396It's not just a tree, it is the one in Sycamore Gap. I doubt you've ever been near it or seen it, even less, from your brainless (deleted) comment, appreciate it's uniqueness.
The commenter below has the brain of a pea.
@@graytoby1 Because of it's unique situation. Can't you see that. I don't suppose youve ever seen it let alone appreciate it any more than an animal would.
Plymouth city centre had all its trees chopped down . People were challenging the council's right to do it, so the council cut them down early before they could be saved. They’ve just been lying in a dead pile for nearly a year . Looks like Chernobyl now.
I saw that recently, so sad and wasteful 😢
They were lovely trees in Plymouth,offered a little shade as you sat in the sun with coffee.Plymouth shops with university accommodation above were very concrete sixties,but the lush trees softened landscape.Sad and they lye in dead piles.😢😢😢😢
Because they block fore and foive jee energy weapons! Used by the militaries when turned up. TOWERS.
Perhaps the people of Plymouth should withhold their council tax until the trees are replaced.
Why were they cut? Diseased, old, unsafe?
My Dad had to clear land when we got our farm BUT he planted trees and it made me proud how he planned his planting. He was a smart man.
You brought tears to my eyes. I was born and raised by Yellowstone Park, I have always absolutely loved all trees. When I heard that this one was chopped down it broke my heart. It's so wonderful to know that this tree is not gone forever.
Thank you!
I love trees too 🙏
@@kathypichey4306 If someone doesn't like trees, I'm wary of them!
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureAbsolutely, and animals.
@@lt7895 .... and aborted babies, girls and boys which are thumb sucking! smiling! yawning! kicking! in the womb...... unique living, growing humans.....only to be ripped into bloody bits by the abortionist with a vacuum tool --- de capitating and de limbing... not a tree but a human life.... millions of lives
How very sensible, constructive and kind.
Thank you!
Thanks for the bigger picture perspective. I walked the entire HS2 phase 1 route in 2018; and testify that mature specimen trees were felled in large numbers in an act of Government-approved vandalism. Among them - the famous Cubbington pear tree outlying the ancient Cubbington wood; lone trees at Chetwode, Thorpe Mandeville, Edgecote and Stoneleigh; trees in stately gardens at Stoneleigh, Berkswell and Coleshill; ancient trackways with trees all gone up in the Chilterns, Culworth and Crackley lane; swathes cut through afforestation undisturbed since time immemorial at Halse Copse and Broadwells Wood. The trees had the defence of many advocates, but to no avail, their plight was treated with typical Government ambivalence
Probably get a train track through there now that the trees gone.
Just appalling what goes on ... until it happens on our own backdoor, we tend to ignore it don't we.... Let's hope this particular tree will grow back... so sad that others won't have that opportunity..
@@alihenderson5910 The Chinese had added more than the length than the HS2 to the bullet train route in 1 year than we have in 20 years ,So you wont see any HS2 in your lifetime
@willhemmings- Those old-growth woodlands were in the way of Globalists running up a tax burden of about £100B for a rail line that will cut 20minutes off your journey!!!
@@TheAsa1972hahah the actual role model of many asian country aka europe and usa being outpaced by it's student own performance in less than 100 years. How's that come?
Thank you for comforting us! I’m a tree hugger and find this utterly devastating. I hope everyone plants some trees in remembrance of this one. I pray people allow the shoots to grow!
Hope they prptect it-
Thank you Sir.
Its alive and kicking below ground and will grow back again.
Vandalism is terrible. When it happens to a great tree, when it happens to a painting in a museum, or when it happens to the Brandenburg Gate. Personally, I think all the adults responsible for each of these acts of vandalism should go to prison. And the minors should also be held responsible, but, of course, the truly severe punishment should be directed at the adults.
the tree isnot dead yet ,it can be saved ,peter chan from herons bonsais anda great big crane,if any man cabn save this tree it will be him,i repeat the tree isnot dead yet
@@justsayitasitis5210Or at least R Sole.
I see English lads in Prague all the time getting drunk and defacing property, climbing monuments, acting like fools, harassing women... You know what the English say about them? Boys will be boys...
@@justsayitasitis5210
Whats he called now?
So you reckon adults should be severely punished and the next gen given a little wrist slap ! What a complete tool you really are!
thank you for caring about nature full stop. getting angry about this specific tree is a good response too.
Thanks!
One day when my brother and I were sitting in his little conservatory ,he was telling me about many of the happy times he had in his life ,when suddenly he went very quiet ,so I asked him ,what do YOU want to come back as ,you see we were twins , and he only had a short time left to live ,and I knew what he was thinking , he looked at me and said ,do you really come back ,I said of course you do ,he smiled and said , I don.t know ,what do you want to come back as ,so I said ,well not a fly ,you,ll swat me ,I.d like to come back as a tall beautiful tree .he laughed ,I,m 4' 7" he was 6'10" ,then he said but the dogs will pee on you ,so I said but they are only giving me a drink he laughed , trees very rarely die ,come autumn ,they dance in the wind and their beautiful leaves fly away in the breeze ,,then they dig deep and go to sleep ,come spring they awaken ,the birds sing and life begins again.,so please ,try not to weep , because come spring this lovely tree WILL be reborn again.
The Tree will never be the same and Shoots never flower.
@@patruddickit’s a space after the comma not before. There’s a flat earther who does this #spacecomma
Thank you for reminding us that somethings just can’t be killed. I worked in a forest soil’s lab and learned about the root to shoot ratio. That’s why some plants need to be topped off because then the roots will grow two tops in its place.
They should jail the people responsible for this atrocity.
You spelled " kill " wrong....
I was in building maintenance and used to take advice from professional arboriculturalists about tree roots when they broke up or blocked drains. The advice was always the same; you could chop it down but it will keep growing, it's easier to dig up and re-route the drain pipes.
Sycamore is very, very hard to kill!
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture I wonder if it is the one that keeps trying to re-grow next to my house.... If it is, I been fighting that thing for 15 years and each year it comes back... Anyways I hope the tree in the sycamore tree gap has the same fight in it that I am dealing with at home, so it will be there for all of time. LOL
Great positive message ,hopefully itll galvanise others to plant more trees
Lovely to hear , I really hope it does spring back to life. 💚
It's very likely to. I regularly coppice sycamore.
Thank you. I have seen this happen in a similar way to a tree in Wales that got hit by lightning. Now it's even bigger than since before it got zapped!
This was a senseless crime, but it will ultimately be an ineffectual one.
Exactly!
THAT WAS ANTURE THOUGH@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture
Good!! 👍👍👍
Trees are very forgiving ,come spring it will be reborn again.
Thank you so much for such an informative message there . I'm so relieved that it is indeed still alive and will prosper . You've made me personally feel so much better and I'm sure many others will feel the same . 👍👍
Thank you.
I walk past a Maple tree stump that has regrown to over ten feet with many branches. Thank you for the reminder or Life beyond our above-ground perspective.
My heart aslo goes out to those who lost a connection to their memories. This is a tragedy to be mourned, a loss that will never regrow even with fresh branches and leaves.
Perhaps the regrown tree will become a symbol of hope and healing for people.
this has made me so happy to know that this tree will begin a new life,🙏
I saw a video about a guy who started two forest fires in his youth and grew up to become a firefighter because he felt it was the only way he could atone for what he’d done. I hope the young man who did this follows a similar path. I’m glad the tree is not dead. Thank you for making this video.
Probably go on to become a proffesional tree feller.. that is one clean cut for a 16 year old. Maybe he will go to Canada and work in them forests cutting down 1000+ year old redwoods...get over it, it's a 300 year old tree.. young for "a tree" - stop whining and crying over a tree, there are millions more, much older with greater history other than "being in robin hood movie"
Maybe the special branch then
@@hemeluk4751Chopping this beauty down is akin to treason in my opinion.
Wow what a complete bellend , right away joining their spoon-fed media sources , yes the ones that claimed the tree was "chopped down" on a "youth" without factual proof of any sort , numbnuts!
@@ColinFlowers Another tool that swallows the media garbage "chopped down"
Many Native Americans called trees "the tall people." I've always felt the power of their presence, even "weed trees" like sycamores. As you say, it should recover, but my heart hurts from this pointless and wicked violence just the same.
Thank you for your thoughts 🙂 it’s very sad but you have managed to say positive things about it.
Thanks!
There was a tree that the city planted in front of my parents' house when I was a child, and I watched that tree grow for almost 50 years. When the city cut the tree down about 3 years ago, it felt like I lost a friend. They planted a new tree last year, my kids will watch that one grow big and tall like my tree.
I couldn't agree more with what you have said. I'm passionate about trees. So lovely to hear someone positive for once.
I have always been fascinated by trees since I was a child, their size, lingevity and endless variety. Someone sugested we should plant a "gap"'forest in honour of the tree, that is a splendid idea especially as we can see them both grow in the years to come.
Pity you missed the proof reading class and the grammar one eh!
You sir are an Ent ! A definite Shepard of the woods . Considering that trees are so important. We do take them for granted. I think that they need far more respect and consideration. I am very glad to know that given the TLC it needs this tree wil grow back .
One of the finest compliments I've ever received! Thank you.
Absolutely agree. I like to climb trees. 😂
This tree was a notable landmark in Hadrian's Wall and its felling is upsetting for many. But the tree will regenerate very quickly, although won't have the same form as the original. It should be allowed to regrow nevertheless as the root systems are less than 3 feet from the Wall and trying to replace it with another would damage the underlying archaeology. Perhaps planting the whole area of the Gap with bluebells would create an alternative scenic natural feature for photographers and visitors alike. Why it was cut down is still unknown, but I think it highly unlikely to be an act of vandalism by a 16 year old, given the size of the tree, the professional nature of the felling and the weather conditions at the time, but I could be wrong.
I would seriously doubt that a 16year old did this . The felling looked professional to me . I very much doubt 300 years old , 100 tops . It will regrow very fast . Choose the best shoot in a year or so and nurture it . It’s a sycamore and will regrow fast .
Maybe in some perverse way it was done to garner public outrage and try focus it or harness it for some other purpose.? Who knows.... Or was it done as a distraction? What else is going one that this event has sucked attention away from? Ask yourself that.
The ground is grazed by sheep so bulbs like bluebell are probably not wanted but i think the flora in this area is in a protected context so introducing new stuff is probably not possible anyway.
@@elyrexo Archaeological digs are by nature destructive and only done in cases of development. This is a world heritage site for a 2000 year old Roman Wall, trees shouldn't be planted anywhere near it. A dig of Magna fort is being planned by The Vindolanda Charitable Trust with the reason being "Climate Change" But it is in my opinion more to do with a focus on providing more tourist revenue for the Trust, as excavation of the wet ground will do extensive damage to what lies underneath.
You could plant a forest from that tree right around its base. Nature is amazing
Thank you for this video, i was shocked and upset. Knowing that it is still alive below ground and will continue to grow long after we are gone. What a beautiful thought and for all trees they give us so much, we need trees they are our friends, save all our trees, plant more and care more.
Thanks!
As long as the roots are intact it will grow but probably more of a bush than tree from side shoots.
What a beautiful man bringing a wonderfully intelligent & compassionate view to a mindless act of vandalism, power to you and others like you God Bless ❤🎉
Thank you so much!
Love your positive take on this mindless vandalism and you’re right, you can’t kill Sycamore trees. I’ve battled with a seedling in my garden for 30 years knowing one day I’ll be gone and it will keep sprouting!
I know that shouldn't have made me chuckle but it has 😅 That evil seedling 😅🌲 . Best regards to you and your evil seedling ! Keep up the fight 👍
They're incredibly tough trees.
Thanks! I’ll definitely look at in a different light from now on but the battle continues. 😁@@99fruitbat94
@@jackiea8394 I feel your pain... I am fighting with a tree that keeps coming back that is right next to my house... ARG reading your post dose not give me much hope, but then again I can't just let it grow it out it going into my house wall and trashing my roof.
Thank you for posting this! Perfect answer.
An example that some might find helpful...
I pass an intersection regularly where 4 sycamore were growing planted along one side of the road within a few feet of the curb. They were huge trees, each 3'+ in diameter on the trunks.
All were cut down in June, to flat stumps about 1' tall. By August 15 all were enveloped in sprouts that were 5-6' tall. As of today the tree sprouts have been trimmed back to the stump since these trees are too close to the road and the intention was to remove them as a traffic hazard.
The point being that in two months the giant old root systems of these plants could put on an enormous amount of growth.
They come back, and very strongly, just as this video is saying.
In the next year or two someone will select a sprout/s to form the new trunk/s....and it's off to the races.
Thank you.
That is all great until the next idiot decides to cut it down again. They need to make an example of the ones that did this, so others don't copy this behavior.
@@mossman381 it lasted 300 years. It's likely it'll be left alone for a while.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture I don't agree with you on that. Destruction of special places is getting more and more common. I am from the USA and don't follow much of what goes on over your way. This story just made me sick to think this tree lasted this long and was special to so many people and someone decided to just destroy it. If I was the judge, I would put the people responsible away for 300 years to make an example of them.
Its not just 1 tree,,it was a special tree,,,full of memories and in a special place,,,hope it grows,,but won't be the same,,,,
This has happened in a my local wood.
A maniac cutting down trees for no apparent reason.
Started last year and already the stumps are starting to develop large shoots.
Probably the same kid
It happens fast.
@@graemefarquharson465 Another tool siding with their media sources with no factual proof total ignoramous!
I sincerely hope that it does recover.
Glad your channel is getting more attention from this story - well deserved!
Thank you!
Whoever did it, did a very clean professional job with a chainsaw. Not many 16 year olds would have the experience or the equipment, so the story in the media of a teenage vandal doesn't hold water.
My thoughts and those of others echoed. Something is amiss
A man in his sixties has now been arrested . The teen-ager is out on bail . I don't know anything else , just following news reports here in the UK . Best regards to you 👋
I still don't believe their story whether it was a 16 year old or a 60 year old,and why have they changed their story of what happened..doesn't seem right to me.
Thank you for this video, I do feel much better knowing this big beautiful old tree will live on. I was really shocked & saddened to hear off such cowardly senseless violence. Someone mentioned making benches or something special out of the felled wood which I think is a great idea. 🌳
Exactly, was thinking the same.The roots and part of the trunk are still intact. Let it grow .It will grow and rise again.🌱🌿🌳
Very positive approach, that we need to care about any tree as much is possible.
As long as they leave the roots alone hopefully will be able to grow again. Let’s protect our trees and plant more in our gardens where ever we can. 🙂
about three years ago a so called professional tree surgeon /prunner ,passed my home in his van and asked me if i wanted some prunning done in my garden .I told him I did not want him to use a saw ,but he ignored me ,when I said to him are you going to clean the rough branches off ,he had the cheek to ask for my prunners because he said he did not carry them with him.then he preceeded to use the saw and hack the top off my tall Magnolia tree ,I quickly told him to stop and go ,but I had to pay him,never .will I ever do that again .I also have a wisteria that needs looking after as I.m not able to look after it , but it,s impossible to get anyone who knows how to prune them .
@@patruddick never give hawkers and door knockers any time - call the police straight away - sadly its the age we live in; 60 yrs ago, not as bad
This is true! The local electric utility cut down an enormous old sycamore on an easement in my back yard some years ago. It was very sad to witness, but the stump almost immediately began sending up shoots.
The utilities trimmed my landlords oak trees at the wrong season and murdered them they were living so the murdered them plain and simple they should be held liable for this and take the time to trim trees in the right season conservation is needed in these areas they are a living thing GOD created them we are the stewards of the earth 🌎 and must be more respectful
Thanks for the info delighted to hear this. I should have known though as my next door has a row of sycamores down the side of his tiny garden 17ft by 28ft. I curse them every day. An other neighbour cut them all down to stumps early this year but they are all leafed back and well on their way again unfortunately, but at least I should not be picking up bag loads of seeds this year.
Nothing causes neighbour disputes quite as well as big trees in gardens! Sycamore takes some killing. A very tough species.
Your words have soothed my heart somewhat. I'm still sad this horrible human being did this, but I am hopeful now that this poor tree can once again flourish. I especially love that while he is dust in the wind and long forgotten, this tree will still be thriving.
Thank you 💕 I feel better for hearing that 🌲 ❤
Thanks!
I am so pleased ! These morons and their parents/offspring MUST be punished!!!
We moved into a property with a lovely mature rear garden, several different types of trees and bushes, including a 'mature' sycamore. At around 50 years old. The property was built in the late 1980's and the tree was around 18 metres from the rear of the house, so no issue to the original owner. As the years progressed the tree sat happily growing, the families that lived there enjoyed it's canopy shade during the summer months, including my family. In fact my children virtually grew up under it's branches. Planning permission was given for an open piece of ground next door and a similar design house was built with almost the same footprint and distance from the tree (and others.) The new owners after a couple of years built a large conservatory which stretched out from the rear and unbelievably meant the outer corner edge was just 2 metres from the trunk of the tree. 5 years went by and cracks in the brickwork were shown to have been caused by the sycamore roots movement and the neighbour pushed us for removal of the tree due to damaging their property! Several months went by, sour relations and council visits we just wanted a quiet life and bowed to pressure and had the tree felled (at their cost). This was 5 years ago. Almost immediately shoots appeared and were removed after a month or so when they were noticed (the trunk base is obscured by a large bush)... I know this is a long winded comment, but I wanted to add context and back up exactly what you are saying... it's so hard to 'kill' a sycamore... it's still desperately trying to regrow (in fact i've let it - up to 6ft - the height of the fence) . 5 years of 'assassination' attempts by my neighbour to kill off the sycamore and it's still here fighting. There's hope for the Sycamore Gap Tree indeed.
Thanks for your perspective.
The tree in my back garden was completely split in half right to the bottom during a severe storm, we used wagon straps to bandage it together, one half died of for a year no flowers no leaves, so we decided we would have to cut it down and dig up the roots, but then not long after I started noticing little flowers here and there and then leaves, it's now fully flourishing like it used to we've left the wagon straps on obviously its not going to heal together but it's most definitely recovered the shock of being ripped apart, as long as there is root there is life ❤
It may, in time sort of grow together where the new annual rings grow. If they are prevented from expanding against an obstacle, the new growth will grow around it and if the obstacle is living tissue of the same species it will fuse. You see something similar with trees "swallowing" objects like fencing wire pinned to it, nails and more. You can also create living structures by crossing over branches and securing them with a screw until they fuse. If using a strap, you need to loosen it a little as the tree grows in girth to prevent the strap strangulating the tree.
This act of vandalism is sickening to any normal person but unfortunately the HS2 vanity project is destroying thousands of trees and 10's of thousands of creatures ever couple of weeks .
HS2
I am a tree and nature lover so it's so sad when i see stuff like this i hope the tree recovers and grows back stronger!!
we had a sycamore tree on our farm it was hollow all the way inside to the bottom you climb inside it was still alive and still is now.
Thank you for this. Love the message of hope and perseverance.
Glad it was helpful!
what makes me angry is everyone is outraged by this tree being cut down but nobody bats and eye at entire forests being ripped down for some Palm oil to stick in your daily products.
Untrue, many of us are aware.
Mate all vandalism of nature is wrong. Education is the key. This tree was in so many hearts, it is why it’s so demoralising. We walked the Pennine Way and this area was a highlight and we feel all trees are for us to try protect.
Whilst that may be true, this is something entirely different !
I am appalled at the destruction of any tree unnecessarily. I’m constantly on at my council about the amount of street trees felled by residents who don’t like the shade or the leaves dropping. I do my best not to buy anything with palm oil & try to make sure I know where the wood my furniture is made of comes from. There is only so much the individual can do till governments & corporate business amend their ways.
But this tree was our tree & we loved it, whoever cut it down had no right to do so, just like the selfish idiots around me who have no right to cut public trees down. Oh & the council doesn’t give a dam!
You are quite right. Palm oil is not great in the diet either
Thankyou. That's really positive to know that the tree will come back. I wonder if the symbolism of this particular tree being felled will help bring about even more awareness and outrage of the destruction of trees by governments.
Nice know it will grow back. Thanks.😊
I surely appreciate this perspective. Many thanks. 🌳❤
Thanks!
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture Most welcome. 🙂
This is good news. I was so sad to hear about that tree. Thank you for posting!
You're welcome
The major point is not that the tree is dead, it's the point that some entitled little turd did it in the first place! That kid needs to sit in prison for a long time so he can think about what he did! 🤔🇺🇸
I don't think he acted alone. I believe the police have now also arrested a 60 yr old man.
My major point is that it'll recover.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureconflict of interests here. It will throw up shoots etc , May even become more famous for surviving a fig pointless terrorist attack , . But it is in no way acceptable for this type of anti social behaviour.
I was fortunate to walk the Hadrians wall route from Irish Sea to North Sea and spent a wonderful 15 minutes sitting under the tree in full bloom in mid July sipping a cup of tea about four years ago so to see the photos of this fallen beautiful icon brought tears to my eyes. So hearing that it will regenerate it’s beauty some time in the future has softened the blow a little so thank you for your informative and lovely video.
Thank you!
Use the timber to construct benches for walkers to rest.
Thanks for the update. Good news is always welcome.
That has made my day. So well explained and reservedly put sir, without a single swear word used to describe the sensless act by the person or persons responsible. I would not be able to be so reserved in my choice of words! Love that the timer has at least been reset for another glorious 400 years :0)
Most welcome!
Thank you..I felt that loss in my soul and you have helped soothe the pain.
That's wonderful.
Thanks for posting this very informative video. It’s said that every day is a school day, well
I learnt from this video. It’s heartening to know that the tree will be around when the moron who felled it will be long dead. Unfortunately this act of vandalism is a window into how some in our population act and think. Morons! 🤦
I would also incude the "morons" who required a Y.T. video for information about a friggin tree eh ignoramous!
Thanks for putting it into perspective.
What a great video. Thank you for sharing that. A very different perspective. Brilliant. Some joy out of sadness. (Just goes to show how misinformed we have all become). Blessings to you.
Thank you
You put that into perspective perfectly, and I feel I've learnt a lot by listening to you, thank you!
Thanks!
I loathe sycamore poisonous nasty things, but this was in an iconic place etc etc, it will grow back incredibly fast. We have woodland and some trees are incredibly difficult to keep back. I’m glad it’s going to regenerate and may now live longer than it would have done. I’m re-wilding and it’s very positive
@@terminusest6068Yes it will in time. At first their will be many shoots but in time nature will select the healthiest and put all the trees energy into it and in 100yrs time it will be a beautiful tree again.
With a little management it'll grow into a maiden tree. It's very basic coppice management. I do it all the time. That's what this guy's point is.
Read through the comments. Plenty of people with actual first hand experience saying it only takes ten to twenty years.
youtube recommended this video right after a short news video about the tree getting cut down. bravo, youtube, well-paired.
and thank you andy for your positive take on this story 😀
Thanks!
Thank you. I have been arguing to give it a chance because, as you say, it's still very much alive. My worry is there'll be pressure to kill it off and remove it so an immediately aesthetically pleasing alternative can replace it, but that feels like wholly the wrong thing to do to me. My sense is that it's 'that' tree that is important, not the views it created, but unfortunately trees don't work to the same timeline as the human need for instant results. I hope it's protected and nurtured so it can take its next form and show nature's formidable power to regenerate and renew.
It could become a symbol of hope and regeneration.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermaculture It would be a missed opportunity if it wasn't.
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There’s no way they can remove the stump where it is .
@@peterneumann7145 I was thinking that, too. There's too high a risk of damaging the wall.
Thanks for the Effort, Words of Sense & Hope . I planted young Scamores ( Sheuched in ) during Autumn & Spring .
This is exactly what I said to my family when we saw this on the news.
I told them "The root system is still there, she's a strong old girl. She'll come back without fail". ❤
She won't come back in my lifetime. That's the point. Some loser just destroyed a piece of history that was several hundred years old.
I’m really happy to hear that this tree will survive, so thank you so much for this video. A Spruce windbreak planted sometime in the early 1900s separates a church property-the original site of a farmhouse when the area was agricultural-from mine. The area is now suburban; the windbreak being on of the last vestiges of rural times. Since my childhood, when the trees were lush and some 20 m tall, most of the lower branches below 10 m have fallen off. In the early 60s about five trees came down in a storm, leaving gaps. Starting in 2009, with the church’s permission, I groomed the unattended tree line of invasive Buckthorn and over 6 years laid down beds of wood chips, mulch and leaves to enrich the very sandy soil. I later harvested indigenous Spruce seedlings from local forests which I nurtured in my garden over the last 6 years (some are now 1-2 m tall) to infill along the tree line. At 70, this feels like a legacy project. In the spring, I will start transplanting Into the tree line. The windbreak has been a constant presence in my life; I hope that it gives future joy to others. My way of helping nature. 🇨🇦
What a wonderful legacy
Thank you for your video explaining after the horrific incident regarding the cutting down of the tree how it will not die and be gone forever but fight and recover and keep living for decades to come.
Almost biblical to say ! Great read given that you have a disbelief that after listening to this makes me feel better
Thanks for this very informative video, and for the good news.
Good points about the tree and being able - if allowed - to regrow. We will see if they grind the stump out and kill the shoots that will follow. Now might be a good time to collect seed. As that one is one tough tree growing where no other can.
What a great point! It musta been covered in keys, they should distribute them🌳
I highly doubt vandals will do that, somehow. They'll be too busy getting ready for court.
Shoots from stumps dont flower and it will look like a giant Bush.
That's brilliant news. Thank you so much for making this video. You will have cheered up so many people. :)
Thanks!
we can't have nice things....because of bad people.
i hope there's a larger penalty for vandalizing noteworthy things (but i think the system oftren seems naive)
He'll probably only do community service given that the prisons are full. If the criminal damage is deemed to be worth less monetarily than £2500 the max sentence is 3 month and he'll potentially be out after a month.
This is very comforting! TY!
Thanks!
Thank you for rassurance. We've still lost the enjoyment of looking at the full tree for decades because of someone's spite. Some of us won't live to see full return.
Thanks for the info …so glad 🙏phew !..💨
Thankyou, your words, with your experience, has just given the lost of this tree a new meaning for me, especially your wise words at the end, this tree will live on well after the idiot that cut it down
Thank you
I actually wondered whether the tree could be grafted back onto its stump. Basically make cut outs so it fits back more like a lego/jigsaw piece and then wrap the point and structurally secure the tree. A lot of effort, but a national iconic tree.
The point is not whether it's dead or not, the point is that it will take a hell of a long time to grow back to a similar condition. Decades.
We need to think beyond our own lifetimes. Trees live on a different timescale. We need to be planting trees that we'll never see at their best in our lifetimes.
@@CairnOfDunnCroftPermacultureThat's your take 'oh it will grow again' It'll never look or be the same, ever. How about I come and destroy your garden and when you have a problem I can just say, It'll regrow 🤷♂️
Just wondering how many 300 year old trees you plant, seeing as you plant so many? That would be none of course 🙄
Don't worry I won't bore you again certainly won't be back here.
@@trippinggauntlet4520 Over reaction much 🙄
Decades is a blink mate.
Never knew of this tree or seen it. how tall was it?
Thank you so much for your informative, kind and positive video. I am so happy to learn that it will grow again.
I shed a few tears of joy after learning that it will be big and strong again. Thank you.
Wonderful!
I love your statements about the tree, it had become such an iconic tree in a beautiful setting. I hope it becomes a symbol of survival. I wonder ed around the world how many other trees truly died the same the sycamore was vandalized, never to return, blown up in war or grubbed up in the Amazon by greedy farmers. Well done planting all those trees, the world needs more people like you.
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My extended Clan are saddened and extremely enraged. We want to know who done this and why?
Thanking for your perspective.
This tree should be listed as with other old buildings and cared for, so future generations can enjoy, as many have over its 300 year history!
Thank you for making this video I myself and other people wouldn't of known this information.
No! I was wondering about suckers at the roots, but didn't actually know...
The best response to this tree being cut down on the internet. I knew nothing about it here in America. I knew about Hadrian's wall - one of my friend's sons is named Hadrian. But that is all.
Anyway, thanks for sharing. Take care my brother. 🌳
Thanks!
Thank you for this positive message 😀 Like you I love trees and get very upset when they are cut down needlessly, which our council did on our beautiful Cathedral Green in Exeter 😡 but I am going to plant a tree in my garden and see if I can do more to help in the planting of new ones locally 😊
thank you for this kind and genuine reminder that… Life will prevail
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What a great point, and outlook on the situation. I was one of the uneducated and when I heard the story I was saddened. I’m happy to know the sycamore tree will be back!
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This broke my heart when I heard it on the news, I sincerely hope the person who did this senseless act will get the full force of the law at them 😡 It is a great blessing at least, to know the tree isn’t dead and, over time, will grow back. Thank you.❤
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The world will end before it grows back 😭
@@kathypichey4306 No. It'll take a couple of decades.