The first saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree have been planted.
Two saplings were installed in Coventry and Staffordshire, with others set to be planted in Berkshire, Cambridge and Strabane, County Tyrone, the National Trust said.
More plantings will take place in Hexham, Leeds and Sunderland next week.
New Sycamore Saplings Planted as Tribute to Felled Tree
The iconic Sycamore Gap tree, felled in september, is being remembered through the planting of new saplings across the UK. The National Trust, alongside partners, is undertaking this initiative as a symbol of hope and renewal.
The first sapling was planted at a site near hadrian’s Wall, close to where the original tree stood. A second was installed at a site commemorating the Minnie Pit mining disaster in Staffordshire, chosen for its meaning as a place of remembrance and community.
‘First shoots’
Next week, saplings will take root at The Rob Burrow Center for Motor Neurone disease at Seacroft Hospital in Leeds, Hexham General Hospital in Northumberland and the charity veterans in Crisis in Sunderland.
Early in December, an additional sapling which was given to the school closest to the Sycamore Gap, Henshaw Church of England Primary, will be planted in its grounds.
Another 15 saplings will be housed in each of the UK’s National Trust properties, offering a lasting legacy for future generations.
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