Survivor Tree (Scotland)

The Survivor Tree is a rowan in Carrifran Valley in the Scottish Borders.

It was named Scotland's Tree of the Year in the annual competition held by Woodland Trust Scotland, in 2020.

[1][2] The rowan is thought to be less than 100 years old,[3][4] and used to be the only tree in a bare landscape.

The Borders Forest Trust took over the land on 1 January 2000, and with support from One Tree Planted, the area has been reforested.

[7] The tree was nominated for the Scottish competition by Fi Martynoga of the Borders Forest Trust, who said that the tree "...rapidly became a very important symbol of our aspirations to see this valley completely rewooded and restored to its natural vegetation.