The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) is the state’s leading advocate for the protection of trees, celebrating the benefits they provide to our communities. Since 1982 the National Trust has classified over 20,000 trees in 1,200 places across the state on the National Trust Significant Tree Register.  

The Victorian Tree of the Year is a celebration of the significant trees that have captured the hearts of Victorians; it could have a dramatic history, or a majestic canopy; it doesn’t have to be the biggest or the oldest of its kind, just the tree we love the most. 

The contest continues to follow in the footsteps of an immensely popular winner in 2018, the Lollipop tree (Monterey Pine, Pinus radiata) at the Parks Victoria Mount Beckworth Scenic Reserve; the 2019 winner, the Bulleen River Red Gum (Eucalyptus camaldulensis); and the 2020 winner, the Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour (Ulmus x hollandica). The Royal Oak, one of the largest English Oaks in the state and the oldest tree in the Castlemaine Botanic Gardens, was named 2021 Victorian Tree of the Year.    

 

Key Dates

  • Nomination Open – Sunday 30 July 2023
  • Nominations Close – Tuesday 29 August 2023
  • Nominees Announced – Monday 9 October 2023
  • Voting Opens – 9am, Monday 16 October 2023
  • Voting Closes – Midnight, Sunday 29 October 2023
  • Winner announced  – Tuesday 31 October 2023

 

Enquiries

For competition enquiries, email trust.trees@nattrust.com.au

 

Media

For media enquiries, email media@nattrust.com.au

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2021 Tree of the Year

Castlemaine's English Oak

The English Oak (Quercus robur) at Castlemaine Botanic Gardens was named the 2021 Victorian Tree of the Year by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria). Also known as the Royal Oak, the tree was planted in 1863 to celebrate the marriage of the Prince & Princess of Wales.

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