Tree of the Year (Portugal) explained

The Tree of the Year (Portuguese: Árvore do Ano) competition is held every winter in Portugal. Nominated trees are shortlisted by a panel of experts, before going to public votes to select the winner tree of that year. The panel then selects one of these to become Portugal's tree of the year and be nominated for that year's European Tree of the Year.

Portugal won the European Tree of the Year award in 2018 with the Sobreiro Monumental.[1] The competition has been run in Portugal each year since 2018.[2]

Winners

Portugal has had 7 national winners, one of whom has also won at the continental level. Some of these trees include the oldest cork oak in the world, the Sobreiro Monumental,[3] the 180 year old Plane Tree of Rossio,[4] the 150 year old Eucalyptus of Contige[5] and the 300 year old Camélia.[6]

Portugal Tree of the Year winners! Year! Photo! Location! Name ! Species!European Tree of the Year
2018Águas de Moura, PalmelaSobreiro MonumentalQuercus suber1st Place[7]
2019MértolaSecular Holm Oak from Monte BarbeiroQuercus rotundifolia3rd Place[8]
2020Vila Pouca de AguiarThe Chestnut Tree from ValesCastanea sativa6th Place[9]
2021PortalegrePlane Tree of RossioPlatanus × hispanica4th Place[10]
2022ArraiolosThe Big Cork OakQuercus suber3rd Place[11]
2023SátãoEucalyptus of ContigeEucalyptus globulus5th Place[12]
2024GuimarãesCaméliaCamellia japonica4th Place[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Whistler cork oak tree – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  2. Web site: Árvore do ano 2020 . 2024-02-13 . portugal.treeoftheyear.eu.
  3. Web site: Which is the largest and oldest cork oak in the world? . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231003043939/https://www.amorim.com/en/cork/curiosities/#collapse401 . 3 October 2023 . 13 February 2024 . amorim.com . Corticeira Amorim.
  4. Web site: 2020-11-26 . Plátano do Rossio é a árvore do ano . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213232048/http://jconline.esep.pt/index.php/2020/11/26/platano-do-rossio-e-a-arvore-do-ano/ . 13 February 2024 . 13 February 2024 . jconline.esep.pt . pt-PT.
  5. Web site: 2023-01-14 . O que distingue a Árvore do Ano que vai agora disputar o concurso europeu . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230321073458/https://sicnoticias.pt/pais/2023-01-14-O-que-distingue-a-Arvore-do-Ano-que-vai-agora-disputar-o-concurso-europeu-14b2a0fe . 21 March 2023 . 13 February 2024 . SIC Notícias . pt.
  6. Web site: 10 January 2024 . Camélia-japoneira em Guimarães é árvore do ano . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240206103525/https://cnnportugal.iol.pt/camelia-japoneira/guimaraes/camelia-japoneira-em-guimaraes-e-arvore-do-ano/20240110/659ed285d34e65afa2f9855b . 6 February 2024 . 13 February 2024 . CNN Portugal . pt.
  7. Web site: Two century old Portuguese cork tree named European Tree of Year in online poll . 6 April 2022.
  8. Web site: Secular Holm Oak from Monte Barbeiro – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  9. Web site: The Chestnut Tree from Vales – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  10. Web site: Plane Tree of Rossio – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  11. Web site: The Big Cork Oak – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  12. Web site: Eucalyptus of Contige – Tree of the year . 2024-02-13 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.
  13. Web site: Camellia – Tree of the year . 2024-03-30 . www.treeoftheyear.org . en.

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