The first saplings grown from the illegally felled Sycamore Gap tree were planted on Saturday as part of a project coinciding with National Tree Week.
Five saplings were planted on Saturday, with more than half of the 49 “trees of hope” from the sycamore that stood for more than a century in a dip in Hadrian’s Wall expected to be planted over the course of the week.
The tree was deliberately cut down overnight in September 2023, prompting a national outcry and a police investigation.
Earlier this year, Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers from Cumbria were found guilty of its illegal felling and were sentenced to more than four years in prison.
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