Viral UK tree remains cut in half as warring neighbours still ‘at loggerheads’ two years on

The war between two UK neighbours that went viral in 2021 over a tree chopped in half that sparked internet memes is far from over as they are still at loggerheads two years on, according to locals.

The Mistry and Lee families, of Brier Close in Waterthorpe, Sheffield made national headlines when it was revealed that the Lee family had hired a tree surgeon to cut a tree near their property border directly in half as a result of a year-long dispute between Mistry and his neighbours.

The couple reportedly had complained that the tree, which is on the Mistry family’s front garden, had branches hanging over their front driveway and was attracting pigeons and causing a problem with bird mess and coo-ing noises.

After the tree was chopped exactly in half, it immediately became a local tourist attraction, with many reportedly visiting the secluded cul-de-sac to see and photograph it. The Sheffield Star reported that the