The European Tree of the Year is a trist year -year -old beech from Poland, a pear from Slovakia finished fifth
The second was a fig tree from Portugal.
Brussels. The Polish beech from Dalkow in Dolni Silesia became a European tree of 2025. The results of the vote announced Wednesday evening during the ceremony in the European Parliament in Brussels.
The Polish winner named the heart of the Dalkow Hills won almost 150,000 votes from Internet users.
The second big -leaved figure of Portugal supported more than 43,000 votes and the third place belongs to Borovici z Spanish With the support of nearly 37,000 people.
In the fifth place with almost 24,000 votes, a Slovak tree, a ten-meter pear from Bošáce, was placed. According to the Ekopolis Foundation, he is about 150 years old and serves as a landmark. At its top there is a flag.
The tristorian Polish beech grows in the historic park near the Renaissance mansion in Dalkow. In 2024 it became a Polish tree of the year with more than 10,500 votes.
« This title is a great support for the local community that can build a new story about its beautiful tree, » said Jacek Božek, President Club Gaja, which coordinates the Polish competition.
Beech Heart of the Dalkow Hills was given its name for three reasons. It grows in their center, its leaves are red in the spring and at the same time under his crown there are concerts, reading meetings or worship, explained the chairwoman of the Foundation for the Family and Revitalization of the Polish Rural in Dalkow Anna Gomulkov.
The European Tree of the Year competition is organized by the Environmental Partnership Association based in Brussels and in Slovakia is the organizer of the Ekopolis Foundation. Every year more than three hundred thousand people from all over Europe are involved in it and fifteen trees competed this year. The Polish trees scored the victory for the fourth time in a row.
