Glasgow Residents Encouraged to Sponsor Tree Planting in Their Neighbourhood

Argyle Street Ash nominated for Tree of the Year 2025

AN ash tree in Scotland’s largest city has been shortlisted for an annual competition which celebrates culturally significant trees across the UK.

Glasgow residents encouraged to sponsor tree planting in their neighbourhood

Glasgow launches street tree sponsorship scheme with Trees for Cities, encouraging residents to green neighbourhoods using LEZ funds.

Council asks Glasgow residents to sponsor tree for £350 and water it themselves

The local authority is spending £85,000 raised from the Glasgow’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ) to fund the scheme, and it will see locals able to choose a location for a new tree.

Glasgow LEZ funds to go towards tree planting in city neighbourhoods

The money raised from penalties from Glasgow’s LEZ penalties is to go towards planting trees in neighbourhoods across the city.

Scots Show Resounding Support for Trees in The Fight Against Climate Change

Trees have always offered quiet comfort. Now they are being embraced as a climate solution too. A new national survey has revealed overwhelming public support for planting more trees across Scotland. Eighty-two percent of people agreed that trees are good because they remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it in their wood. And 81 percent said they would like to see a lot more trees planted to help tackle climate change. The research, carri…