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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Caroline Davies

King to plant sapling from Sycamore Gap tree in Windsor Great Park

The Sycamore Gap tree just after it was felled in September
The Sycamore Gap tree just after it was felled in September. Photograph: Mark Pinder/The Guardian

The first successful seedling nurtured from seeds collected from the 200-year-old Sycamore Gap tree, which was illegally felled, will be planted in Windsor Great Park after being given to King Charles by the National Trust.

The king intends that the seedling, presented as a gift on the last bank holiday Monday in May, known as Celebration Day, when we remember those no longer with us, will be planted when it has matured into a sapling for visitors to the park to enjoy it as a symbol that hope and beauty can come from loss, the charity said.

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