Seedlings from felled Sycamore Gap tree have sprouted, says National Trust

Cuttings were salvaged from world-famous tree by Hadrian’s Wall after it was cut down last year

Seedlings have sprouted from the rescued seeds and cuttings of the world-famous Sycamore Gap tree that was unlawfully felled last year.

A National Trust conservation team was able to cultivate about 45 seedlings from the seeds and twigs salvaged from the site by Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, Andy Jaspar, the trust’s director of gardens and parklands, told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme on Saturday.