 An ancient sycamore ( sometimes described as a " plane " ) with distinctive yellow foliage formerly stood in the village of Corstorphine , now a suburb of Edinburgh , Scotland . The tree was reputedly planted in the 15th century and is named as the form Acer pseudoplatanus f. corstorphinense Schwer . Not only was it claimed to be the " largest sycamore in Scotland " but also the scene of James Lord Forrester 's murder in 1679 . The tree was blown down in a storm on Boxing Day 1998 , but a replacement , grown from a cutting , now stands in the churchyard of Corstorphine Kirk . The tree is commemorated in the badge of the Corstorphine Bowling Club of Edinburgh , designed in 1950 to feature the Corstorphine sycamore tree and a single horn , and redesigned in 1991 for the club ’ s centenary . 
