“This iconic tree can never be replaced,” Andrew Poad, general manager of the heritage and nature conservation charity National Trust, said in a statement read in court by a prosecutor.
Vandals who cut down Sycamore Gap tree sentenced in England to more than four years in prison
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The National Trust, which owns the land where the tree stood, said it will take up to three years to see if new growth sprouts from the sycamore's stump.
Two men are charged with cutting down famous 150-year-old tree near Hadrian's Wall in England
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