Wait, what's only 49 years old? The tree? I thought this particular one has been around since it got replanted after the Puritans cut it down.      
    I can't believe that someone would do something as awful as vandalizing Glastonbury thorn. To me, that's like if someone went into Stonehenge and toppled over the stones. Yes, they can be put back with some work, but it's still sacrilegious.