clever The tree was at least 100 years old when it fell into a “disastrous” BarbarismSay a team of researchers.
Never analyzed a sample Cute tree Has proved that it was part of the iconic landscape Hadrian wall In Northerland Between 100 and 120 years, before it was cut in 2023.
Former friends Daniel Graham and Adam Carutors Taken down In less than three minutes, the distinguished tree with Chensaw in less than three minutes – and each was kept in jail for four years and three months, which was heard by a court, a “moral mission”.
According to historical England researchers, the tree was widely considered by neucacle philanthropist and lawyer John Clayton in the late 1800s, the latest study is the most accurate estimate of the tree age.
He said that the new conclusions will help tell the story of “an important and long lasting” part of the history of the region.
“People had a feeling of standing on a long -term landscape,” said Tom Fratter, the regional director of the organization’s North East and Yorkshire. Independent. “That combination of human nature and history is part of that it really appeals to the people. But we did not really know when it was planted.”
Trees of the tree gave researchers a unique opportunity to carefully study a sample in a bid to highlight some secrets of the tree. Counting the rings raised from a cross-section of the fallen part in laboratory conditions, researchers recognized between 100 and 120 rings, each of which is considered to show about a year of development.
His analysis, partnership with the landlords The National Trust, also revealed that the trees were once two separate tights which were connected together after about 30 years.
Mr. Fractor said that “no one wished” for the fall of the tree, but that the research had allowed him to answer questions that people were interested in a long time.
He said, “This really tragic illegally flying has brought positive things. ,
“This is the relationship for wall, view, landscape over time and the engagement of people with it, this really matters,” he said. “But it tells us that it is old. It confirms what we felt in our bones, it is an important and long running part of history. It is really good that it is confirmed.”
One of the most photographed trees in the UK, Sycamon Gap Tree gained popularity and became a well-loving place for walkers as well as photoshoots and emotional occasions.
But it attracted it after attracting national headlines Illegal The prosecutors described the overnight as an act of the “mindless thugs” on September 28, 2023. A comprehensive forensic investigation was initiated as police were hunted for suspects amid widespread public resentment.
Graham and Karuthers Was put in jail Earlier this year, he was convicted of criminal damage of tree and criminal damage to the Hadrian wall.
The tree stump lives in the ground and is now a monument, it means that it retains some of its secrets.
“We were a minimum age that we know the tree knew, but one meter of the stump was still in the ground and we do not know how many years were from that 100 to 120 years of age,” Mr. Fortter explained.