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300-Year-Old Lime Tree Falls, Reveals Gin-Bottle Fragment

4/24/2026

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A 300-year-old Tilia × europaea lime tree collapsed in a field near Llanforda, Oswestry, removing a historic landmark.
The hybrid, likely planted in the 18th or early 19th century, left a hollow trunk containing decayed wood, a stone shard and a green-glass fragment.
The glass fragment may be from a gin or laudanum bottle, indicating historic human activity associated with the tree.

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Story summary

A 300-year-old Tilia × europaea lime tree collapsed in a field near Llanforda, Oswestry, removing a historic landmark.
The hybrid, likely planted in the 18th or early 19th century, left a hollow trunk containing decayed wood, a stone shard and a green-glass fragment.
The glass fragment may be from a gin or laudanum bottle, indicating historic human activity associated with the tree.