Rare fruit tree popular in Tudor times goes missing from council offices.
The hunt's on for a tree thief in Sidmouth.
A rare Medlar fruit tree was taken from the grounds of East Devon District council's offices over the weekend.
It was part of a collection of fruit trees donated by a local benefactor to the Sidmouth Arboretum Group - and was due to be planted in a new community fruit orchard in Sidmouth.
The tree's described as two-metre high, in a 15 litre pot and worth around £100 isn't that common these days. In Tudor time its fruit was popular for jam and jelly making.
The thief ignored some more common species and is likely to have specialist gardening knowledge.
Anyone withinformation is asked to call the council's Parks Officer.
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