The only tree on an island, an elm that travelled the world and a willow from Napoleon Bonaparte’s grave are among the contenders to be named Scotland’s Tree of the Year. Six trees in all – the ...

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A tree named after a Scottish band who revealed its existence to experts has been crowned as Britain’s best. The centuries-old Skipinnish Oak, named after a ceilidh band of the same name, has won this ...

Urban trees are more than decoration – they clean air, cool streets, reduce flooding and boost wellbeing. Yet Scotland’s towns and cities ...

Glasgow’s “Argyle Street Ash” has been crowned Tree of the Year 2025 after being nominated by the public as this year’s wildcard entry. The tree, which stands tall on one of the Scottish city’s ...

Using old tree rings and archival documents, historians and climate scientists have detailed an extreme cold period in Scotland in the 1690s that caused immense suffering. It decimated agriculture, ...