Saint Petersburg Loses Historic Berlin Poplar

At Bank Bridge, a centuries-old poplar tree named Pen was cut down, along with the remnants of the last of Berlin's historical poplars on the embankment of...

Consensus

• The Berlin poplar tree was cut down near BankovskyBridge on the Griboedov Canal embankment.
• The tree was over 100 years old and had been growing since at least 1916.
• The tree was the last of its kind on Saint Petersburg's embankments.
• The cutting of the tree caused an emotional reaction among local residents.
• The tree was a hybrid of laurel-leaved and pyramidal black poplars, first described in 1865.
• The tree was historically significant, surviving through the Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and Russian Federation.
• The site is now fenced off and only a large stump remains.
• The tree was previously part of a row of poplars planted along the canal in 1916.

Points of divergence

• The tree was 116 years old at the time of its felling. — fontanka
• The tree was the only surviving poplar on Saint Petersburg's embankments. — fontanka
• Residents had been fighting to preserve the tree for eight years. — fontanka
• Some residents reported crying after learning of the tree's felling. — fontanka
• A resident claimed to have a cutting from the tree that could be grown into a new tree. — fontanka
• The tree was photographed by a correspondent from 'Bumagi'. — tg_paperpaper_ru

Coverage (3 sources)

• «Orphaned St. Petersburg». Berlin plane tree cut down at Bank Bridge — Фонтанка
• At Bankovsky Bridge, a century-old poplar tree was cut down; the stump and remnants of the last of the historical Berlin poplars on the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal were photographed by a «Paper» correspondent. — Бумага
• At Bankovsky Bridge, a century-old poplar was felled — Бумага

Key entities

• Griboedova
• Paper
• Bankovskogo Bridge
• Berlin Botanical Garden
• Fontanka
• Russia 1
• Russian Empire
• Naberezhnaya
• Bankovskogo Mosta
• Orphaned St. Petersburg