🍃 TASSO DI MATARI - URZULEI -- ITALY 🇮🇹 This majestic yew tree grows in a beautiful ilex forest. The engravings on its trunk and branches show signs of the passage of time and the history it has witnessed. 📸 Sardinia Region Forestry Corps Vote 👉

🌳 PLANE TREE IN THE ARCHBICHOP'S GARDEN -- HUNGARY 🇭🇺 The tree's appearance and size make it a prestigious, central feature of the garden. According to tradition, the tree was declared protected in 1978. 📸 Erika Kovács Vote 👉

🍃 PINO DE JUAN MOLINERA -- SPAIN 🇪🇸 The Pino de Juan Molinera was planted almost 400 years ago. It has survived devastating floods, major snowstorms and was even struck by lightning in the middle of the last century. 📸 Andres Gonzalez Vote 👉

🌳 MĒRU GRAND OAK -- LATVIA 🇱🇻 The oak is a strong guardian of the region, a witness of history, and a bearer of blessings. The Mēru Grand Oak is considered to have the largest canopy in the Baltics. 📸 Maris Eglīte Vote 👉

🌿 LUKAVICE OAK -- CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿 This tree is nearly 800 years old, and has survived many attempts to destroy it. The oak has continued to stand for several centuries as a companion to the proud local community. 📸 Lucie Mojzisova Vote 👉

🍁 HEART OF THE DALKOWSKIE HILLS -- POLAND 🇵🇱 This beech tree is called "Heart" because of its red-colroed leaves and because it is a popular central location for gatherings. Tourists even make wishes on this tree. 📸 Marcin Kopij Vote 👉

🌿 GINKGO BILOBA -- NETHERLANDS 🇳🇱 Ginkgo Biloba is a Japanese Walnut tree planted in 1785, and is the second oldest specimen in Europe. It is a symbol of love and hope and is recognizable by its beautiful autumn colours. 📸 Rob Visser Vote 👉

15 beautiful trees are competing for the title of European Tree of the Year 2025! 🌳 Voting is now open! Cast your vote for your favorite tree here! 👉

We would like to thank our patrons @MichalWiezik @LudekNieEN and all partners @mzpcr @sfzp_cr @skodacz @repre_smr @MENDELUcz , thanks to whom we could organize the 14th edition of the contest and celebrate trees.🌳

🥉The 3rd place goes to The Thousand-year-old Olive Tree of Luras from Italy with 13,933 votes. 🥈The 2nd place takes The Weeping Beech of Bayeux from France with 24,807 votes. 🥇And the winner is The Heart of the Garden from Poland with 39,158 votes. Congratulations! 🎉

LIVE: 🌳 European Tree of the Year 2024 Award ceremony

🌳👑 AWARD CEREMONY 2024 Join us on March 20 at 18:30 and watch the Award Ceremony online 👉 Under the auspices of the European Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius and MEP's Luděk Niedermayer and Michal Wiezik.

🍃WREXHAM'S ACTON PARK SWEET CHESTNUT - UNITED KINGDOM 🇬🇧 This tree is a symbol of resilience in the city, having weathered challenges from post-war plundering of the park for firewood in the forties to dozens of storms. Vote👉 📸 Hannah Farnell

🌳THE WEEPING BEECH OF BAYEUX-FRANCE 🇫🇷 The beech is a rare French Natural Monument, becoming as famous as Bayeux Tapestry in Normandy. Popular for his immense weeping canopy and twisted branches probably related to Verzy’s fau. Vote👉 📸Francois Trinel

🍃 THE VIIRALT'S OAK - ESTONIA 🇪🇪 Named after Estonian graphic artist Eduard Viiralt's 1943 engraving, stands in Estonia's Viljandi area. Legend says, the King of Sweden planted it from a broken log to return Swedish power to Estonia. Vote👉 📸 Ain Näkk

What are the interim results after the second week of voting for the European Tree of the Year 2024? 🌳🗳️ 👉One more week to go! If you haven't voted yet, select 2 trees closest to your heart and vote at ⏰ Voting ends on February 22nd, 16:00 CET!

🫒THE THOUSAND-YEAR-OLD OLIVE TREE OF LURAS – ITALY 🇮🇹 This olive tree is a natural wonder that fascinates with its grandeur and beauty. It is one of the oldest specimens of wild olive on Sardinia. Vote👉 📸Valerio Atzori Corpo forestale Sardegna

🌳THE SPANISH OAK OF LA VEGA - SPAIN 🇪🇸 “El Chaparro de la Vega” has an extraordinary size: high 12 meters, its trunk has a circumference of over 4 meters, the crown has a diameter of over 28 meters and the projection of its shadow is around 580 m2 Vote👉