Overview

• The Glasgow street tree won a weeks-long public vote announced on 25 September, edging the King of Limbs oak and Llanberis’s Lonely Tree, with Bradgate Park’s Lady Jane Grey Oak and a cedar at Chiswick House completing the top five.
• Local arborist David Treanor, who has managed the tree in recent years, put the ash forward as the wildcard entry.
• As the national winner, the tree will represent the UK at the European Tree of the Year finals in early 2026.
• The Victorian-era ash holds cultural significance, praised in James Cowan’s 1951 book and quoted in the Gaelic music pub opposite.
• The tree is protected by a preservation order, and observers say it appears to show little ash dieback compared with many UK ashes.