The king hopes the seedling will flourish in Windsor Great Park and spread more seeds in the future.
King Charles has been given the first seedling grown from the Sycamore Gap tree after it was illegally felled.
The tree, which stood next to Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland for about 200 years, was chopped down in September last year.King Charles hopes the wind in the park will allow the seeds to be "widely distributed", the Royal Family said.A collection of small seedlings and buds from the 50ft tree wereKing Charles is patron of the charity, which has so far bred more than 100 seedlings and more than 40 cuttings.
"The new tree will be seen by many thousands each year and will be the first of many Sycamore Gap saplings planted at different places, in Northumberland and beyond." She added: "These new green shoots are keeping the story of the Sycamore Gap alive and are serving as a reminder of the simple and much-needed hope, joy and respite that nature can bring."Dame Judi Dench placed it in the Octavia Hill gardenThe National Trust gifted the King the seedling on 27 May, which is Celebration Day, a national day dedicated to remembering and celebrating people who are no longer with us.
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