Times (UK): For Tony Kirkham it was yet another grim find. One of the towering oaks, a tree that had dominated its patch of Kew Gardens for 250 years, was dying. At 90ft high and still in its prime, the tree had seemed ready for another 250 years, but suddenly it began losing its leaves, bark began peeling away and beetles began digging into its wood. Soon branches started to fall off, turning it from a visitor attraction into a potential hazard. “We’ll probably have to cut it down next …