In 2023, two men chopped down England’s Sycamore Gap tree, a tall, beloved specimen growing in a dip in the rolling landscape near Hadrian’s Wall in northern England. The perpetrators were eventually ...

A sycamore is a grand, stately native tree with attractive, peeling white-and-gray bark and broad, shady leaves. Sadly, sycamores are sometimes affected by a disfiguring fungal disease called ...

In the early hours of September 28, 2023, an act of violence and vandalism shocked the U.K. The next day, news of the attack dominated social media and mainstream news coverage, leading to outpourings ...

A nearly seven-foot piece of trunk will be featured in an art exhibit to honor the beloved tree. Hugging it is encouraged. The trunk of the Sycamore Gap tree, the centerpiece of an exhibition in ...