Tree of the year nominations

The shortlists are up for tree of the year for Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.  You can vote on the Woodland Trust website until October 9th.  That’s also the place to go to read about the trees and why they were nominated.

The winning tree in each country will benefit from a “Tree LC” care grant of £1,000. Plus all runner-up trees that receive more than 1,000 votes will be eligible for a grant of £500 – so there is an incentive to vote and make every tree a winner in a way.  This grant can be used to arrange a tree health check or advice from an arboriculturalist, provide interpretation or educational materials or simply just hold a celebratory event in honour of the tree.

Each country’s winning Tree of the Year will go on to represent that nation in the European Tree of the Year competition, organised by the Environmental Partnership Association.

Scotland’s shortlist:

The “Ding Dong” Tree, Prestonpans
The Craigends Yew, Houston, Renfrewshire
Niel Gow’s Oak, Dunkeld, Perthshire
The Morinda Spruce, Queensferry
The Birnam Oak, Birnham, Perthshire
The Bicycle Tree, Brig o’ Turk

England’s shortlist:
The ‘Sycamore Gap’ tree, Hadrians Wall, Northumberland
Original Bramley apple, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Umbrella Tree, Levens Hall, Cumbria
Seven Dials elm, Brighton
Howletts Sweet Chestnut, Canterbury, Kent
King John’s Oak, Shute Park, Devon
Bowthorpe Oak, Bourne, Lincolnshire
Chelsea Road elm, Sheffield
‘Old Knobbley’, Mistley, Essex
Mulberry bush, HMP Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Wales’ shortlist:
The Castle Oak, Dinefwr Park, Near Llandeilo, Carmarthenshire
The Bodnant Sweet Chestnut, Bodnant Gardens, Conwy Valley, Conwy
Derwen Hwyl, Hafod y Llan, Beddgelert, Gwynedd
The Brimmon Oak, Newtown, Powys
The Cwm yr Esgob Veteran Oak, Near Rhayader
The Gregynog Oak, Gregynog, Tregynon, Powys

Northern Ireland’s shortlist:
The Great Ardmore Altar Oak, Ardmore, Derry/Londonderry
The Picnic Tree, Cloughbane Farm, Pomeroy, County Tyrone
The Belvoir Oak, Belvoir Park Forest, Belfast
The Holm Oak, Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor, County Down
The Wesley Beeches, Lambeg, Lisburn, County Antrim
King George VI Coronation Tree, Abbey Street, Bangor, County Down