A tree chopped in half by an angry retired couple in a bitter boundary feud has since become an unlikely tourist attraction and even has Google reviews.
Bharat Mistry was left gutted in 2021 when Irene and Graham Lee sliced half the branches off the 16ft fir that had stood outside their homes for for 25 years.
The drastic action came after a year-long dispute between Mr Mistry and the Lees, both in their 70s, in the leafy Sheffield suburb of Waterthorpe.
He said the couple were angered because birds had been nesting in there and damaging their driveway with droppings.
Three years on, locals say rubberneckers still visit the quiet cul-de-sac where houses sell for around 220,000 for a good look at the tree, which is still cut in half.
It has even been tagged as a tourist attraction on Google Maps and visitors have left reviews.
One reviewer who left a three star rating wrote: Interesting tree that was cut in half due to a feud between the two neighbours.
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The story was also over the news and was interesting to visit the location and see the news turn into real life.
Google street view is not updated since 10 years ago, so you can actually see the original tree before it was cut off.
Not worth driving a long distance, but if you were nearby, its worth paying a visit.
Neither the Mistries nor the Lees answered the door to reporters this week.
But neighbours said the pair havent repaired their relationship since the spat sparked global headlines.
One woman, who didnt want to be named said: I just think its funny. I think its been trimmed back again because youd have thought it would have grown back by now.
I think now its like a landmark. You get all the walkers coming round and they all come on the street for a look. They go up to it and take photographs.
Even when houses have gone for sale, theyve used it as a directional tool and said its near that half tree. Its become famous, so they may as well keep it like that now.
Another nearby resident said: Theyre both nice neighbours, I wave to them both.
When it first happened, people would drive into the street and drive past slowly for a good look.
Its worn off a bit now, people are used to it, but you still see people having a nosey.
I think people are just amazed that two neighbours that used to like each other ended up arguing over that and it went that far.
I can understand both he wanted his beautiful tree, which was shaped and well-kept and the other one is aways shining his drive and washing his car.
He puts his car there and the birds went in the tree and its not even his tree.
They both keep their gardens nice, so you can understand both of their standpoints.
But when you go past, they both wave to you, theyre both nice people.
The photograph was anonymously sent into Jeremy Vines Channel 5 tv show in June 2021 and was since turned into memes on social media.
Speaking in 2021, Mr Mistry said he was absolutely distraught when the tree was chopped down.
He told how he and his family watched on in horror as a team of tree surgeons hacked away at their beloved tree.
He said: We pleaded and pleaded with them not to do it, but their mind was made up. That tree was coming down.
I believe he has the right to cut down anything that is overhanging onto his property. But you have to ask, why after 25 years would you do that?
It must have been no more than 3ft onto his land.
It is above head height, the bottom of the branches start at about 8 ft high and we have cut off the branches lower down to be amiable with them.
He can get his car on and off the drive with no issues.
We had asked if we could get it trimmed back and put a net in it so it would stop birds getting in, but there was no compromise with them.
It has been there for 25 years and wed trimmed into a ball shape with agreement with the neighbour and he has been fine about it.
But recently there have been birds in the tree which you would expect at this time of the year.
He started off by putting black bin liners in the tree to stop the birds sitting there.
It is really sad to look at, because the tree has been there for so long and its a really pretty tree.
Weve had a lot of people walking past to look at it, people you can just tell have come out of their way to walk their dog on a different route to have a look.
People have stopped to take pictures, there has been a lot posted on social media.
You think wed probably do the same if it was another house, but it does feel a bit like an invasion of privacy.
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