The almond tree in Pécs Mountains won the title of Tree of the Year with 4779 votes.The winner of this year’s competition is an almond tree in Pécs which is more than 100 years old, and welcomes the guests at the Havas Blessed Virgin Church in Pécs at the top of Havihegy. This year’s Hero Trees are the trees on Római part, while the special prize of the National Forestry Association went to a giant oak tree in Szebény.
The Tree of the Year competition has received 35 nominations this year, and the trees received a total of 16,423 votes at the online voting.
The 2018 Hungarian winner almond tree is going to enter the European competition which is to be held at the beginning of 2019, and the winner of which will get the title of the Tree of the Europe.
Source: www.debreceninap.hu
