Experts believe that the 'Robin Hood tree' will be able to grow again, "but it will not be like before"

The United Kingdom remains shocked by the illegal felling of the 'Sycamore Gap', the tree also known as 'Robin Hood's tree', which was attacked this week next to Hadrian's Wall, in northern England.

There is already a minor, 16 years old, arrested for the act of vandalism and later released on bail, while attempts are being made to study what future options this living being has after being cut down.

The sycamore, which appeared in Kevin Costner's 1991 film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, was one of the most photographed trees in the world and experts are not entirely pessimistic.

National Trust general manager Andrew Poad, speaking to the Mirror, said: “It's a very healthy tree – we can see it now, due to the condition of the stump.. “It's very possible that a thicket will grow back from the stump, and if we could take care of it, then that might be one of the best outcomes, and then we'll be left with the tree.”

Although new shoots may grow on the stump, gardener and broadcaster Alan Titchmarsh told the Mirror: “It may grow back, but it will most likely have multiple stems and not be as statuesque.. “It really would be better if a new one was planted and watched carefully.”

John Parker, of the Arboricultural Association, told Sky News: “There is a possibility of sprouts at the bottom, but the tree will never be able to reestablish itself as it was before.”

The National Trust said the site was closed and asked people to stay away as they tried to make the area safe.. Regarding the investigation, it is believed that more than one person was involved in the felling of the tree. Mike Pratt, of the Northumberland Wildlife Trust, said: “It's not a small tree so it would have required a lot of skill and equipment.. It is done cleanly and professionally. “Someone did it intentionally.”