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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
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 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…
