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rpannier

(24,330 posts) Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:43 AM Mar 2020

Which tree did voters root for in European Tree of the Year 2020? (5 pics)

Voters have rooted for a tree overseeing a flooded village in the Czech Republic in the European Tree of the Year competition.

The 350-year-old pine, called Guardian of the Flooded Village, sits above the village of Chudobín, which was flooded due to the construction of a dam.

Guardian of the Flooded Village received 47,226 votes to claim the prize. A tree in Croatia came second with 28,060, while third followed close behind in Russia.

Ginkgo from Daruvar, Croatia

Lonely Poplar, Russia

Some of the others

The Witches Yew - Ireland

Allerton Oak - UK

The rest (and some are amazing to see) at
https://www.euronews.com/2020/03/18/which-tree-did-voters-root-for-in-european-tree-of-the-year-2020

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Which tree did voters root for in European Tree of the Year 2020? (5 pics) (Original Post) rpannier Mar 2020 OP

I love this idea! Thank you for sharing these beautiful pics. GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #1

That tree that won the prize is a symbol of Mother Nature's resilience..... KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #2

I would have voted for the The Witch Tree in the Netherlands Celerity Mar 2020 #3

great pictures - i do have a nomination for north american tree of the year rampartc Mar 2020 #4

I love trees. wendyb-NC Mar 2020 #5

wonderful trees handmade34 Mar 2020 #6

Kicked, bookmarked and recommended. ❤ nt littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #7

I Loved Them All RobinA Mar 2020 #8

The oldest living oak in northern Europe TomVilmer Mar 2020 #9

GreenPartyVoter

(72,378 posts)

1. I love this idea! Thank you for sharing these beautiful pics.

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 06:52 AM

Mar 2020

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,492 posts)

2. That tree that won the prize is a symbol of Mother Nature's resilience.....

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:03 AM

Mar 2020

as it appears the tree is growing out of a pile of rocks.

On a smaller scale, some similar, seemingly miraculous things happened through the winter in my yard....

Celerity

(43,420 posts)

3. I would have voted for the The Witch Tree in the Netherlands

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:09 AM

Mar 2020

But also like the actual winner as well.

rampartc

(5,416 posts)

4. great pictures - i do have a nomination for north american tree of the year

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:16 AM

Mar 2020

"general sherman" is 275 ft tall and may be 2700 years old.

wendyb-NC

(3,328 posts)

5. I love trees.

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:18 AM

Mar 2020

They are amazing beings.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

6. wonderful trees

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:22 AM

Mar 2020

"I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree..."

When I am among the trees...
I would almost say that they save me, and daily...
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, “Stay awhile.”
“It’s simple,” they say...you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine.” -Mary Oliver
https://soundcloud.com/brainpicker/amanda-palmer-reads-when-i-am-among-the-trees-by-mary-oliver

another good link at the article!

https://www.euronews.com/living/2020/01/30/20-climate-nature-and-environment-documentaries-you-must-see-in-2020

littlemissmartypants

(22,695 posts)

7. Kicked, bookmarked and recommended. ❤ nt

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 07:53 AM

Mar 2020

RobinA

(9,894 posts)

8. I Loved Them All

Reply to rpannier (Original post)

Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:01 AM

Mar 2020

but without the back stories for most of them I think I have to go with the Chestnut in Portugal. That thing is OLD.

TomVilmer

(1,832 posts)

9. The oldest living oak in northern Europe

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Wed Mar 18, 2020, 08:13 AM

Mar 2020

Kongeegen (the King Oak) is a renowned oak tree in Denmark. A scientific investigation of the tree's rings indicated that the tree has an estimated age of 1450–1900 years.
http://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/dnk/capitalregion/frederikssund/942_jaegersprisnordskov/

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