On the evening of 19 March, the closing ceremony of the European Tree of the Year 2025 competition and the awarding of the winners took place in Brussels, on the premises of the European Parliament (press release in English).

This year, various European trees and their stories received 401,262 votes. For the fourth time in a row, a tree from Poland has won the competition.

The winner of first place, a common beech, was named by those who nominated it the heart of the local hills (Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills), more detailed information about the beech); the Polish beech received 147,553 votes. Second place went to a large-leaved fig (The Lovers Banyan Tree) from Portugal (43,427 votes), and third place to a stone pine (Pino de Juan Molinera) from Spain (36,873 votes).

Latvia took part in the competition for the fourth time; the pride and treasure of Latvia and of Bilska parish in Smiltene municipality – the Mēru Grand Oak received 13,088 votes. The European vote ran from 3 to 24 February, and the voting results were never made public at any point.

In Latvia, the competition was organised by the Forest Certification Council of Latvia and the Latvian Forest Owners Association.

Information about the European Tree of the Year competition

European Tree of the Year 2025 Results

Photograph by Ilga Purkalīte used