Voting on the contest “Russian Tree of the Year 2020” is launched
On May 1, voting on the contest “Russian Tree of the Year 2020” started on the website http://rosdrevo.ru/russian-tree-of-the-year/#. Its organizer is the NPSA “ZDOROVYI LES (HEALTHY FOREST)”.
The voting list of 12 unique historical trees was approved by the Certification Board of the All-Russian program “Trees - Monuments of Wildlife”. Among the nominees are trees from Bryansk, Belgorod, Pskov, Lipetsk, Kemerovo, Tambov, Tver regions, Dagestan, Karelia, Chuvashia, Mordovia and Mari El.
The contest “Russian Tree of the Year” is the national qualifying stage of the international competition “European Tree of the Year”. Russia for the first time took part in an international competition in 2018 and immediately became a winner - an oak from the Belgorod region received third place. In 2019, “Abramtsevo Oak” from the Abramtsevo estate museum near Moscow was awarded an honorable second place. This year, the representative of Russia - “Lonely Poplar” from Kalmykia - became the bronze medalist of the international competition “European Tree of the Year 2020”, taking third place.
“The Russian Federation has a large number of unique old-growth trees of cultural, historical, natural and spiritual value. They are the national treasure of Russia, which for centuries has kept the memory of past generations and striking historical events. We are justly proud of them and the whole world should know about them, says Sergey Palchikov, Chairman of the Certification Board of the All-Russian Program. - Russia will participate in the “European Tree of the Year” international contest for the fourth time. Which tree will represent our country at the European competition in 2021 depends on your choice”.
It is worth noting that there is a unique tree in the Republic of Tatarstan - Siberian spruce (Picea obovata Ledeb.), growing on the territory of the state natural reserve of regional importance of the complex profile “Dolgaya Polyana”. This tree received the status of all-Russian significance “Tree - a monument of wildlife” in 2012. The age of the spruce is 134 years, and the height is more than 30 meters.