US EditionCumbrian Yew Trees Shortlisted for Tree of the Year 2025 Competition
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 11 – The competition highlights culturally significant trees, including a 300-year-old cedar linked to The Beatles and a lime symbolizing peace, with public voting underway for the 2025 winner.
- Voting begins this Friday for the Woodland Trust’s annual contest to select the UK’s standout tree for 2025, featuring ten finalists from across the country.
- Nine trees of various ages and species were chosen by a group of specialists, while the public contributed an additional wildcard entry with the Argyle Street Ash.
- The nominees feature the ancient Borrowdale Yews celebrated by Wordsworth in 1803, a historic cedar in Chiswick famously featured in a 1966 Beatles music video where the band can be seen perched among its branches, and the Tree of Peace and Unity from Northern Ireland, known for its role in symbolizing reconciliation during the Good Friday Agreement.
- Dame Judi Dench encouraged people to vote, highlighting that some of the oldest trees have been around for over 400 years and carry a history that even predates Shakespeare’s time.
- The winner, to be revealed in September, will go on to compete on behalf of the UK in the European Tree of the Year competition, emphasizing the cultural and historical importance of trees.
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Welsh tree in stunning location shortlisted for Tree of the Year award
The Lonely Tree in Llanberis, which has been nominated for Tree of Year. Photo Howard Litherland/Woodland Trust/PA Wire One of Wales’ most photogenic trees is in the running for this year’s Tree of the Year award. The Lonely Tree of Llanberis stands at the edge of Llyn Padarn in north Wales, set in a picturesque location near the village of Llanberis, with the majestic backdrop of Yr Wyddfa and the Llanberis Pass. A cedar tree climbed by The Bea…
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