Non è la prima volta che la quercia leggendaria viene dichiarata morta. In passato i timori sono sempre rientrati, perché ogni primavera tornava a mettere foglie. Non quest’anno.

Scientists believe the 1,200-year-old Major Oak, the legendary hideout of Robin Hood, has died after it failed to produce any new leaves this spring,

The RSPB, which manages the woods in Nottinghamshire where the tree stands, said it had been in decline for some years.