Glasgow bid for European Tree of the Year
Scotland's bid to win European Tree of the Year was launched today.
Scotland's bid to win European Tree of the Year was launched in Glasgow today.
Lord Provost Sadie Docherty, joined women dressed as suffragettes to help launch the bid.
The tree, within Kelvingrove Park, is called the Suffragette Oak, and was planted in April 1918 to mark women being able to vote for the first time.
Today the tree was decorated in bunting bearing the suffragette tricolour of purple, white and green.
With help from the Glasgow Women's Library, the historic oak won Scottish Tree of the Year, in a competition run by Woodland Trust Scotland, with funding from the People's Postcode Lottery.
The tree is up against 14 other countries, including Bulgaria, France, England and Poland. The competition is decided by a public vote, which runs until 29 February. The result will be announced on 5 March.
Speaking about the bid, the Lord Provost said "Glasgow was one of the forefront cities in the women's movement a hundred years ago and to win it would be absolutely fantastic."
For more information, or to vote for the Suffragette Oak, head to www.treeoftheyear.org