If there is a tree growing near you, or in a place you know, about which you have heard stories or legends,

now is the time and the opportunity to take part in the European Tree of the Year in Latvia competition!

Aģes dižozols, Šarlotes dižozols, Senču ozols, Līkā priede, Ilmājas baznīcas dižliepa, Ķirķu ozols, Vilciņu ozols, Strautmaļu zviedru liepa and the Glika ozoli

in 2021.*

Sējas ozols, Glika ozoli, Dižlāņu muižas īve, the “Karogu” liepa, Ciemgaļu mežābele, Ārciema brīvdabas baznīcas tūja, Velēkņu ozols and Pēterīša ozoliņš

in 2022.*

Kaņepju ozols, Kuņņu ozols, Alciema egle, Kartupeļu dumpja priede, Maizes mājas dižpriede,
Borhu dzimtas jeb kāzu ozols, Rūķīšu ogābele, Pandu valrieksts and Pulksteņpriede

in 2023 *

The “European Tree of the Year in Latvia” competition has been held in Latvia since 2021, in order to identify and get to know trees with captivating stories, with impressive and not so impressive dimensions and – above all – a significant place in recognising and preserving our cultural and historical heritage and our natural treasures.

In the course of the National Forest Monitoring, 6 675 600 290 trees have been counted in Latvia – something we can be proud of!

We would like to remind and stress to everyone interested: in this competition, the tree and its story matter equally.

We invite you to send in information about the tree and the tree's story by 30 September.

The competition rules and an explanation of how to take part: https://www.eiropasgadakoks.lv/nolikums

Forest Certification Council of Latvia
Latvijas Meža īpašnieku biedrība

Pictured: the 2023 Tree of the Year, Kaņepju ozols. Photograph by Ilze and Uldis Ozoli
* https://www.eiropasgadakoks.lv/koki-un-stasti
** https://www.eiropasgadakoks.lv/rezultati