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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhich 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

GreenPartyVoter
(73,190 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,645 posts)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
(47,872 posts)
But also like the actual winner as well.
rampartc
(5,835 posts)"general sherman" is 275 ft tall and may be 2700 years old.
wendyb-NC
(4,023 posts)They are amazing beings.
handmade34
(23,123 posts)"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.
Its 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
(26,641 posts)RobinA
(10,242 posts)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
(1,883 posts)
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 14501900 years.
http://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/dnk/capitalregion/frederikssund/942_jaegersprisnordskov/