Template:Did you know nominations/Cubbington Pear Tree

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The result was: promoted by Flibirigit (talk) 00:51, 22 November 2018 (UTC)

Cubbington Pear Tree

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The Cubbington Pear Tree

• ... that the Cubbington Pear Tree, voted England's Tree of the Year for 2015, is at risk of being felled during construction of High Speed 2? "England's Tree of the Year, Cubbington pear, to be cut down for HS2" (Daily Telegraph)
  • ALT1:... that although it might be the oldest tree of its type in the United Kingdom the Cubbington Pear Tree continues to bear fruit? "it may be the UK's oldest wild pear tree." (BBC) "it still blossoms and bears fruit even though it’s so old." (Leamington Observer)
  • ALT2:... that to prevent the loss of the Cubbington Pear Tree campaigners proposed that a £46 million tunnel be built for High Speed 2?"The Cubbington villagers’ only solution for saving the tree, and the ancient woodland which would be next in the line of the track, is a tunnel – already rejected on cost grounds. They say it would cost £46m on top of the existing costing," (The Guardian)

• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Cristatusaurus

Moved to mainspace by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 08:01, 18 October 2018 (UTC).

• Reviewing-∯WBG^converse 07:10, 19 October 2018 (UTC)

• Hi -WBG, just a reminder that this one is still open. Cheers - Dumelow (talk) 22:48, 1 November 2018 (UTC)

Hello WBG? - Dumelow (talk) 23:21, 13 November 2018 (UTC)

Doing the review within hours (next edit will be here-)); I forgot this in entirety and weirdly, did not receive your earlier ping. Apologies, ∯WBG^converse 17:53, 14 November 2018 (UTC)

It's an obvious Y from me, as to the article. But, how about a hook that explicitly mentions about the (Tree of the Year)/(Oldest wild-pear tree in GB) being subject to a felling attempt? Won't it be more hooky? ∯WBG^converse 16:57, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Thanks for the review WBG. With regards your suggestion: doesn't the first hook say this? Happy to amend it if you have any improvement? Note that it is not definitively the oldest wild pear -the source only says "it may be the UK's oldest wild pear tree" - Dumelow (talk) 17:13, 15 November 2018 (UTC)

Many apologies and that's just what I sought. On a note, I will be opening a VPP thread; whilst I come across the code of the first hook, (in the edit-window) and it's perfectly previewable; it's not displayed in the page:( ∯WBG^converse 17:41, 17 November 2018 (UTC)

• --Primary hook is approved.∯WBG^converse 17:41, 17 November 2018 (UTC)