Tree of the Year Is in Enschede: a 35-Meter Giant Sequoia

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The giant sequoia in Abraham Ledeboer Park in Enschede has been named Tree of the Year 2025. This was announced by the SBNL Nature Fund. The giant sequoia received 2,716 votes. The specimen is approximately 35 meters tall, has a circumference of almost 8.5 meters, and is estimated to be around 160 years old. "Its size, its location, and its entire appearance as it stands there so majestically," tree expert Maarten Windemuller told RTV Oost. "It'…

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The Enschede giant sequoia, or giant sequoia, in Abraham Ledeboer Park has been chosen as Tree of the Year 2025. The SBNL Nature Fund, organizer of the annual award, announced this on Tuesday. The oak in Den Hout, Brabant, and the Catalpa speciosa, a large-flowered catalpa in Frederiksoord, Drenthe, finished second and third.