In the center of St. Petersburg sawed 100-year-old poplar from the game Call of Duty

On the embankment of the Griboyedov Canal near the Bank Bridge in St. Petersburg, an old Berlin poplar was cut down, Moika78 reports with reference to the community of St. Petersburg Trees in Vkontakte. The group published a photo of fresh saw left from the tree.

The fact that the tree opposite the building of the St. Petersburg State University of Economics in the evening of October 19 was cut down by readers of Fontanka. The publication linked it to the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare. According to the plot of the game, the player is in St. Petersburg, where recognizable places are shown - the Kazan Cathedral, the Savior on Blood, the Bank Bridge and the poplar that has already been cut down.

According to Moika78, in March 2019, activists installed a memorial plaque on the poplar. At the time, the tree was estimated to be 109 years old, so it could have been 116 years old by the time it was cut down. The publication calls it the last Berlin poplar in St. Petersburg.

The official reason for the removal of the tree wash 78 does not lead. In the comments, users discuss the possible rotting of roots and work on sewers, but there is no confirmation of these versions from city services in the publication.