No parking tree

There is really a No Parking tree. Sorbus Admonitor.

The tree, a deciduous hybrid related to the rowan, was first noticed in a small lay-by at Watersmeet in North Devon in the 1930s with a no-parking sign tacked to the bark.

It is only recently that scientists have undertaken a biochemical analysis to confirm the tree is a new species and it was formally named yesterday.

No photos unfortunately. Click through on the link for the full article (Telegraph.co.uk via mirabilis.ca)