European Tree of the Year

Most countries hold a national poll to select their entrant for each year.

The winner is announced at an awards ceremony in late March held in the EU Parliament, Brussels.

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[2] 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, finishing 2nd in 2017.