The iconic tree was illegally chopped down in September 2023, but its memory will live on in the form of a new art installation that invites visitors to touch—and even embrace—a piece of its trunk ...

Question for Dan Gill: Recently I had a large Shumard oak tree planted by a local nursery. In the process of planting, they damaged a small section (five inches by ...

The remains of a famous sycamore tree, which stood on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England for more than 200 years, has found a new home nearly two years after it was ...

The remains of a famous sycamore tree, which stood on Britain’s Roman-built Hadrian’s Wall in northern England for more than 200 years, has found a new home nearly two years after it was illegally ...

Q: I have a spruce tree that used to be perfectly shaped. The very top of the tree trunk has been broken off. I think a hawk that stays in our area tried to perch on it and broke it. I don’t ...

A 6ft section of the trunk was preserved after it was chopped down in the middle of the night in September 2023, and almost two years later it has been made into a striking installation.

Start by using a pair of loppers to clip off any branches from the trunk. Then, slice off a 12-inch-long section of trunk with a handsaw, chainsaw or reciprocating saw.

Sculptor Charlie Whinney has created a place for people to sit beside and touch a section of the much-loved tree, which was felled in 2023. Tom Wilkinson Thursday 10 July 2025 10:58 BST open image ...

Artist James D. Phillips had been looking for some time for the right piece of wood to carve an image he had in mind. When he saw a section of tree trunk salvaged from a dying 100-year-old oak ...

A large piece of the Sycamore Gap tree which was illegally felled is to go on public display, with visitors encouraged to touch or even hug its trunk. Artist Charlie Whinney has been commissioned to ...