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The Centennial Ficus of San Jacinto Faces Its Definitive Cutting. “It Was Part of Our Memory”

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At eight o’clock this Thursday morning the noise of the chainsaws surprised the Triana neighborhood. A sound similar to that of three years ago and right in the same place: the trunk of the centennial ficus of the church of San Jacinto. Then, its branches were flooded with green leaves that spread throughout the whole compass of the temple and the corner of the street. Now it is a sad dry and gray silhouette with all its amputated stems. The tre…

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PACMA confirms that there has been the sad end that has been tried to avoid for more than 3 years: they have cut down the Ficus de San Jacinto, something that since the political group have described as an ‘attempt’ against the natural heritage of the city of Seville. In a statement issued by the political formation they emphasize that a tree has disappeared that was not only a very old living being, but had a historic emblematic value for both …

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At eight o’clock this Thursday morning the noise of the chainsaws surprised the Triana neighborhood. A sound similar to that of three years ago and right in the same place: the trunk of the centennial ficus of the church of San Jacinto. Then, its branches were flooded with green leaves that spread throughout the whole compass of the temple and the corner of the street. Now it is a sad dry and gray silhouette with all its amputated stems. The tre…

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The story of Triana’s most famous ficus is over. After the death of this tree was certified last April, the Seville City Council has started work on Thursday to remove it definitively. Municipal operators have moved first thing in the morning to the atrium of the parish of San Jacinto to execute the apeo, which is expected to end this Friday. Once the performance is finished, a monolith will be placed in remembrance, according to the delegate of…

The operators proceed this Thursday to cut off the stump that remained after the intensive pruning carried out three years ago The City Council has tried to revitalize it with several measures, but it has been impossible Parks and Gardens studies replacing the ficus of S

·Seville, Spain
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diariodesevilla.es broke the news in Seville, Spain on Thursday, August 7, 2025.
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