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LONDON (AP) \u2014 A massive ancient oak tree linked to the legend of Robin Hood may have been loved to death.<\/p>\n

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The 1,200-year-old Major Oak in Sherwood Forest is believed to have died after it didn\u2019t sprout leaves this spring, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said Thursday.<\/p>\n

Visitors over the past two centuries who viewed the tree\u2019s gnarled limbs and sprawling canopy in Nottingham compressed the soil, making it difficult for rain to reach its roots, the conservation group said.<\/p>\n

The forest has been under threat for years and the tree had been rumored to have died in the past \u2014 only to have the group confirm it was still alive. <\/p>\n

That is no longer the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe tree\u2019s failure to produce leaves this year is heartbreaking for everyone,\u201d Hollie Drake of the RSPB said in a statement announcing the death. <\/p>\n

The tree is said to have sheltered Robin Hood, the legendary 13th-century bandit<\/span> who stole from the rich and gave to the poor and took refuge in the forest when being pursued by the sheriff of Nottingham.<\/p>\n

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It got its name after being mentioned in a book on oaks by Major Hayman Rooke in 1790 that led to the first wave of fans who flocked to the forest.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s impossible to say what killed the tree, but the footprints of millions contributed to its downfall, along with intervention to shore up its massive limbs using cables and poles. Climate change that has brought heat waves and drought was also blamed.<\/p>\n

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Tree experts found the root system strangled and starved. <\/p>\n

\u201cAncient trees like the Major Oak are the \u2018conservation white rhinos of the U.K.\u2019 but their decline is far less visible,\u201d said Ed Pyne, of the Woodland Trust. \u201cSaving them is vital to the health of the world we live in and yet most disappear quietly, without the recognition or care given to the Major Oak.\u201d<\/p>\n

In addition to its place in folklore, the forest is known for Sherwood oaks that floated the ships of Vice Admiral Horatio Nelson\u2019s Royal Navy in the late 18th and early 19th centuries and as timbers in the roof of St. Paul\u2019s Cathedral in London. <\/p>\n

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The Major Oak was spared from the saw and has been protected by a fence since the 1970s. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Major Oak will continue to stand at the heart of Sherwood as a natural monument for visitors to come and see, living on in the legend of Robin Hood and continuing to provide as much support to the forest\u2019s ecosystem in death as in life,\u201d Drake said. <\/p>\n

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