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At London’s Kew Gardens, sculptor David Nash breathes new life into dying trees by carving them into works of art
David Nash at Kew Gardens at Kew’s Royal Botanic Gardens, UK, from 9 June
THE oak has sheltered visitors to Kew Gardens in London since the 18th century. But now, beset by http://www.forestry.gov.uk/fr/INFD-7B3D3R Agrilus beetles that have been steadily eating away at its trunk, the 300-year-old tree is at the end of its life.
Unlike other victims…
