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Watch footage of the tree being felled
At 10am on October 23 2008, tree surgeon Alan
Rowland felled the gallery's tallest tree the
Swamp Cypress or Taxodium
Distichum to give it its Latin title.
The tree was originally planted around 160 years ago but in
recent years had started to die, posing a danger to the gallery and
its visitors.
However, this is not the end for the Swamp Cypress and the
legacy of the tree will live on as the wood is to be offered
to sculptors to make attractive seats for the
Gallery’s garden. In addition, another swamp cypress has already
been planted nearby, already standing at 5 feet tall.