The official account of European Tree of the Year. Sharing stories of iconic trees, local guardians, and the continent-wide vote. 🍃 #TreeoftheYear
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🌳 Did you know European Tree of the Year began in Czechia?
25 years ago, a simple idea took root: celebrate remarkable trees through the stories, memories and communities around them.
A short thread on how that idea grew across Europe.🧵
📷 Lucie Mojžíšová
ALT Attaching a Tree of the Year sign to one of the nominated trees. Photo: Lucie Mojžíšová.
The stories also led to action.
Over 25 years, nearly 1 million people have voted and more than CZK 3.5 million has been raised for professional tree care.
Celebrating remarkable trees also means helping them thrive for the future. 💚
📷 Partnership Foundation archive
ALT Treatment of the lime tree in Bystré. Photo: Partnership Foundation archive.
The Czech idea eventually crossed borders. 🌍
In 2011, it inspired the creation of European Tree of the Year.
In 2020, the Guardian of the Flooded Village became the first Czech tree to win the European title. 🏆🌲
📖Read the full story: treeoftheyear.org/news/czech…
📷 Tomáš Škoda
ALT The Guardian of the Flooded Village, Czech Tree of the Year 2019 and European Tree of the Year 2020. Photo: Tomáš Škoda.
🌳 Meet the 12 finalists of European Tree of the Year 2026! 🌳
This year’s finalists are true symbols of nature’s beauty, history, and community spirit. Let’s celebrate them together! Below, you’ll find all 12 incredible trees. #ety2026 #treeoftheyear
Trees play an essential role in our lives—they clean the air, connect communities, and inspire us. Their stories remind us why nature matters. Explore them all at our website.
If you’d like to support this initiative and help us celebrate and protect Europe’s remarkable trees, you can contribute at treeoftheyear.org/donate. Every bit helps! 🌍💚
🌳 Kostrena Oak Tree — Croatia
This oak tree watches over Kvarner bay whispering the tale of its 250 years – of rulers and people long gone, generations of sailors and families written in its core. This proud guardian still keeps vigil by the school door.
🍂 Oak of Laukiai -- LITHUANIA
The Oak of Laukiai once stood almost forgotten, known only to the people of the small Rukai village. But a year ago, the community restored its surroundings and organised a celebration in its honour.
🌿 Sophora from Prymorsky park - UKRAINE
A living legend of Chornomorsk, is a symbol of resilience and power of life. It not only provides oxygen - it gives a sense of home, stability and connection between generations. Every leaf on this tree is a memory.
🍁 Cedro de Runa – Portugal
Planted in the early 1950s by Mr. Alfredo, the Cedar Tree of the Church of Runa, now about 75 years old, is an essential part of local history and identity. Initially fragile, it was carefully protected by its planter, surviving against all odds.
🌳 Tree of Memories - HUNGARY
For more than 150 years, I have guarded the stories of the Gerla manor. In my shade a count once told tales to his grandchild; children played, loves were born, dreams took shape. I have watched generations grow, heard laughter and silence.
🍂 Argyle Street Ash - UK
Rising from the heart of a dense city street, Glasgow’s Argyle Street ash is around 170 years old and 25 metres tall. It has endured industrialisation, wartime bombing, urban redevelopment and now ash dieback disease - yet it continues to live.
Can a tree carry a king’s memory?
In eastern Poland, in the village of Hniszów, grows the Oak of Bolko — one of the largest oaks in the country, rooted in both legend and landscape.
📸 Tomek Pikula
#ETYLegends #TreeOfTheYear #Poland #Bolkowanie
Time has not spared the tree.
Bolko has been damaged by beavers, affected by fungi, and weakened by dead limbs.
Over the last decade, it has undergone extensive care:
supports added, cavities secured, branches stabilised — so it can keep standing.
