Signs of new life have been found growing from the stump of the felled Sycamore Gap tree, the National Trust has said.
Eight new shoots have emerged from the base of the stump, giving hope that the historic tree lives on, ten months after it was illegally cut down. It stood in a dip in Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland and when it was attacked with a chainsaw last September there was a national outcry. The new growth is made up of tiny new shoots which have between one and six small leaves measuring between 2-4cm each in height.
" Andrew Poad, general manager for the National Trust at Hadrian's Wall, said: "The tree was a mature, vigorous tree in its prime when it was felled so there was always the potential for the stump to regenerate and it's fantastic to see the regrowth. "Our aim is to leave all eight shoots to grow for a few years - to see how they develop.
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