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| Tree of the Year: Glasgow's Argyle Street Ash wins title | |
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| The Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow won the prize after triumphing in a public vote | The Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow won the prize after triumphing in a public vote |
| An ash tree on a busy Glasgow road has been crowned Tree of the Year 2025 after being nominated by the public as a wildcard entry in the contest. | An ash tree on a busy Glasgow road has been crowned Tree of the Year 2025 after being nominated by the public as a wildcard entry in the contest. |
| The Argyle Street Ash was named the winner of the Woodland Trust competition on Thursday after a public vote. | The Argyle Street Ash was named the winner of the Woodland Trust competition on Thursday after a public vote. |
| Other contenders included an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland, a nod to this year's theme of "rooted in culture". | Other contenders included an oak that may have inspired Virginia Woolf and a lime representing peace in Northern Ireland, a nod to this year's theme of "rooted in culture". |
| A panel of experts selected nine trees of differing ages and species for the shortlist, while the public were allowed to choose a 10th option as a wildcard. | A panel of experts selected nine trees of differing ages and species for the shortlist, while the public were allowed to choose a 10th option as a wildcard. |
| The Argyle Street Ash was then put forward by David Treanor - an arborist from Glasgow who has been managing the tree in recent years. | The Argyle Street Ash was then put forward by David Treanor - an arborist from Glasgow who has been managing the tree in recent years. |
| Mr Treanor pointed to its reference in the 1951 book by journalist James Cowan, from a book called Glasgow's Treasure Chest, in which he describes the Argyle Street tree as "quite the most graceful ash I have seen". | Mr Treanor pointed to its reference in the 1951 book by journalist James Cowan, from a book called Glasgow's Treasure Chest, in which he describes the Argyle Street tree as "quite the most graceful ash I have seen". |
| The quote hangs framed in the pub opposite the tree, which hosts Gaelic live music events. | The quote hangs framed in the pub opposite the tree, which hosts Gaelic live music events. |
| As the winner of the competition, the ash will now progress to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals in early 2026. | As the winner of the competition, the ash will now progress to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals in early 2026. |
| The Glasgow tree narrowly beat the King of Limbs Oak that inspired a Radiohead album, and the photographic Lonely Tree, which sits on the edge of the Llyn Padarn lake in North Wales. | The Glasgow tree narrowly beat the King of Limbs Oak that inspired a Radiohead album, and the photographic Lonely Tree, which sits on the edge of the Llyn Padarn lake in North Wales. |
| The ancient Lady Jane Grey Oak in Leicester's Bradgate Park, and a cedar with low-sweeping boughs where The Beatles were photographed at London's Chiswick House, completed the top five in the rankings. | The ancient Lady Jane Grey Oak in Leicester's Bradgate Park, and a cedar with low-sweeping boughs where The Beatles were photographed at London's Chiswick House, completed the top five in the rankings. |
| The Beatles filmed a video for their song Rain at the cedar tree in Chiswick in 1966 | The Beatles filmed a video for their song Rain at the cedar tree in Chiswick in 1966 |
| The Woodland Trust said the "rooted in culture" theme was chosen to celebrate how trees shape the cultural landscape in literature, music, poetry and art. | The Woodland Trust said the "rooted in culture" theme was chosen to celebrate how trees shape the cultural landscape in literature, music, poetry and art. |
| Adam Cormack, head of campaigning at the charity, said there had been a great response to the contest. | Adam Cormack, head of campaigning at the charity, said there had been a great response to the contest. |
| He added: "Trees really matter to people, and this is clear from the response we've seen to the Argyle Street Ash. | He added: "Trees really matter to people, and this is clear from the response we've seen to the Argyle Street Ash. |
| "Trees inspire us to write stories and create art, whilst connecting us to cultural legacies and a sense of place. | "Trees inspire us to write stories and create art, whilst connecting us to cultural legacies and a sense of place. |
| "We encourage people to notice and enjoy the trees around them, and learn more about how they benefit us - from boosting biodiversity and wellbeing, to mitigating the effects of climate change." | "We encourage people to notice and enjoy the trees around them, and learn more about how they benefit us - from boosting biodiversity and wellbeing, to mitigating the effects of climate change." |
| Another contender was the the Lonely Tree, which sits on the edge of the Llyn Padarn lake in North Wales | Another contender was the the Lonely Tree, which sits on the edge of the Llyn Padarn lake in North Wales |
| The King of Limbs oak tree in Wiltshire inspired a Radiohead album | The King of Limbs oak tree in Wiltshire inspired a Radiohead album |
| Laura Chow, head of charities at People's Postcode Lottery, which supported the competition, said the Glasgow tree was a worthy winner. | Laura Chow, head of charities at People's Postcode Lottery, which supported the competition, said the Glasgow tree was a worthy winner. |
| She said: "These trees, rooted in culture, show how valued they are by their communities, and the significant importance they have in our wider cultural history. | She said: "These trees, rooted in culture, show how valued they are by their communities, and the significant importance they have in our wider cultural history. |
| "What a worthy winner the Argyle Street Ash is." | "What a worthy winner the Argyle Street Ash is." |
| 2025 is the second year in a row that a Scottish tree has taken the prize - last year the Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber came first in the vote. | 2025 is the second year in a row that a Scottish tree has taken the prize - last year the Skipinnish Oak in Lochaber came first in the vote. |