People are being urged to branch out by making a nomination for Tree of the Year.
Organisers of the Tree of the Year competition, supported by the People’s Postcode Lottery, will draw up a shortlist of four candidates representing Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland, which the public will then be able to vote on.
From the four country winners, one will be chosen to represent the UK in the Europe-wide contest.
Last year a 700-year-old Renfrewshire yew was in the running to be Scotland's tree of the year.
The Craigends Yew, in Houston, is one of the largest and oldest in Scotland and its circumference at its crown is 328ft.
Tree lovers are being asked to nominate a tree with a link to a historical figure or event, a tree at the heart of a community or one which is just well loved.
Each of the four winning trees will receive a tree care award of up to £1,000 for arboricultural surveys or other maintenance, interpretation or even to support a community event in celebration of the tree.
To nominate a tree, visit the website at www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/treeoftheyear.
Nominations should be made before the end of July.
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