The large Holm Oak was removed some days ago, with photos of the remaining tree stump trickling out onto social media and prompting consternation from local Facebook users.

OccupyJustice activists today "planted" a wire tree labelled "MinisTree of Justice" outside the Upper Barrakka Gardens, in place of the stump of a decades-old Holm Oak tree which had recently, to much ...

The trees - which have dark green leaves unlike the typical British oak - were planted in 1852 and run from the Palm House to the Thames, overlooking Syon House.