In our series of letters from African journalists ... shock to Kenyans when one tree spoke and the government listened. But it is no ordinary tree. The majestic fig tree, which is 100 years ...

The sycamore fig (Ficus sycomorus) may represent the Egyptian Tree of Life, which symbolizes the circle of life and nature.

The Sycamore Gap tree which was illegally felled last year is to go on public display, it has been announced. Northumberland National Park said it had received 2,000 "heartfelt" messages from ...

A young male lion named Jacob stands in the branches of a large sycamore fig tree in the Ishasha region of Uganda. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

New life has sprung from the rescued seeds and twigs of the Sycamore Gap tree mysteriously cut down last year, giving hope that the iconic tree has a future. BBC News saw the new shoots on a rare ...

A year after the illegal felling of the iconic Sycamore Gap tree which formerly stood proudly in the gap, towering above Hadrian’s Wall, details are today (Friday, September 27) revealed about ...

Woman 'grieving all over again' after iconic Sycamore Gap Tree where she scattered her brother's ashes is felled Boy, 16, arrested after 300-year-old world-famous Sycamore Gap Tree along Hadrian's ...

The “rollercoaster of emotions” in the 12 months since the felling of the Sycamore Gap tree has veered from “hopelessness and grief” to the joyful stories about “just what the tree meant ...

Being a sycamore, it liked to cluster, and also to sow offspring round about. It seems that for a time the tree on Whin Sill had others growing close, with which its roots and its canopy could ...

Many, especially men, still do, however. Native to the African continent, the baobab is known as the “tree of life” for its resilience and is found from South Africa to Kenya to Sudan and Senegal.

One year after the famous Sycamore Gap tree was cut down a 7ft (2m) section of the trunk has returned home. The piece is now the star-attraction in a new exhibition at The Sill visitor centre near ...