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The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most 'loveable tree' in Europe.
The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Land Owners Association and the
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The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most 'loveable tree' in Europe.
The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Land Owners Association and the European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
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History
The European Tree of the Year competition has been running since 2011 and selects a tree from participating countries (now 15 in number) by public vote. It was inspired by an earlier Czech national tree contest. Most countries hold a national poll to select their entrant for each year. Nominations are made in the year preceding the award. Voting for the European tree of the year commences on 1 February each year and lasts until the end of the month. A live, online display of the votes cast for each tree is displayed until the last week in February when final voting figures are kept secret. The winner is announced at an awards ceremony in late March held in theEU Parliament
The European Parliament (EP) is one of the legislative bodies of the European Union and one of its seven institutions. Together with the Council of the European Union (known as the Council and informally as the Council of Ministers), it adopts ...
, Brussels
Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...
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Since 2015, there has been a promotional tree tour visiting many candidate trees during the voting month of February. Media PR events, and community, child led, art contests take place for each tree, with the winning art works being displayed at the awards ceremony.
In more recent years, a #TreesInNeed blog has been promoted by the contest organisers to highlight the plight of numerous trees across Europe under threat of destruction.
The UK's most successful tree in the contest is the Brimmon Oak
The Brimmon Oak is a veteran tree in Newtown, Powys, Wales. An English oak, it is thought to be around 500 years old and has been on land farmed by the same family since the 1600s. The tree was scheduled to be felled as part of the construction ...
, finishing 2nd in 2017.
Winners
Winners by country
See also
*European City of the Trees
European City of the Trees is the title and award given by the European Arboricultural Council. The award is given annually to a town or city by the council in recognition of its care for trees in its urban area.
European Cities of the Trees
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*Tree of the Year (United Kingdom)
The Tree of the Year competition is held in the United Kingdom in autumn each year by the Woodland Trust, a nationwide conservation charity. Nominated trees are shortlisted by a panel of experts, before going to public votes to select a tree ...
*List of individual trees
The following is a list of notable trees. Trees listed here are regarded as important or specific by their historical, national, locational, natural or mythological context. The list includes actual trees located throughout the world, as well as ...
References
External links
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