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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Dave Higgens

Sycamore Gap: Hopes tree will live on as cuttings show 'positive signs of life'

Hopes are high that the famous Sycamore Gap tree will live on despite its felling after scientists found that salvaged seeds and cuttings are showing positive signs of being viable for new growth.

There was a national outcry in September when the much-loved, 200-year-old Northumberland tree was found to have been cut down in mysterious circumstances.

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