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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Mark Brown North of England correspondent

‘It signifies renewal’: recipients of Sycamore Gap saplings announced

Group of saplings
The seedlings grown from seeds recovered from the felled Sycamore Gap tree, at the National Trust Plant Conservation Centre. Photograph: National Trust Images/PA

Saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree are to be planted across the UK, including next to one of London’s most famous roads, at a rural category C prison and at a motor neurone disease centre opening in the name of the late rugby league star Rob Burrow.

The National Trust on Friday announced the recipients of 49 saplings it has called “trees of hope”.

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