The European Tree of the Year is an annual contest held to find the most "loveable" tree in Europe. [1]
The contest is held by the Environmental Partnership Association (EPA), an organization supported by the European Land Owners Association and the European Commission. [1]
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 the EU Parliament, Brussels.
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 [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.
| Year | Photo | Location | Name | Species | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 |  |  Leliceni, Romania | "Lime in Leliceni" | Tilia cordata | [3] |
| 2012 |  |  Felsőmocsolád, Hungary | "The Old Lime Tree of Felsőmocsolád"Felsőmocsoládi öreg hárs | Tilia sp. | |
| 2013 |  | Eger, Hungary | "Plane tree in Eger" | Platanus × acerifolia | [4] |
| 2014 |  |  Sliven, Bulgaria | "The Old Elm" | Ulmus minor | [5] |
| 2015 |  |  Orissaare, Estonia | "Oak tree on a football field"Orissaare staadioni tamm | Quercus robur | [6] |
| 2016 |  | Bátaszék, Hungary | "The oldest tree of Bátaszék"Bátaszéki molyhos tölgy | Quercus pubescens | [7] |
| 2017 |  |  Wiśniowa, Poland | "Oak Józef"Dąb Józef | Quercus robur | [8] |
| 2018 |  |  Águas de Moura, Portugal | "Whistler cork oak tree" | Quercus suber | [9] |
| 2019 |  | Pécs, Hungary | "The Almond Tree of the Snowy Hill in Pécs" | Prunus dulcis | [10] |
| 2020 |  |  Chudobín, Czech Republic | "Guardian of the Flooded Village"Chudobínská borovice | Pinus sylvestris | [11] |
| 2021 |  |  Lecina, Spain | "The Millennial Carrasca of Lecina"Carrasca milenaria de Lecina | Quercus ilex | [12] |
| 2022 |  | Przybudki, Poland | "Oak Dunin"Dąb Dunin | Quercus robur | [13] |
| 2023 |  | Łódź, Poland | "Oak Fabrykant"Dąb Fabrykant | Quercus robur | [14] |
| Country | Number |
|---|---|
| Hungary | 4 |
| Poland | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 1 |
| Estonia | 1 |
| Portugal | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
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