北爱尔兰纽卡斯尔的一棵榆树因其非凡的生存故事和独特形态，赢得了2024年英国年度树木的殊荣1。这棵树龄150年的榆树（Wych elm）种植于19世纪中期，因长期受到爱尔兰海强劲海风的吹拂，树干逐渐形成近乎水平的横向生长形态1。
这棵榆树的生命力令人瞩目1。它成功抵御了荷兰榆树病的入侵，而该病已摧毁英国3000万棵榆树中的绝大多数1。原本沿城镇海滨大道种植了一整排榆树，但其他树木因城镇开发而相继被砍伐，只有这棵树至今幸存1。林地信托基金会主任May Chemais评价该树为"令人惊叹和奇异的树"1。
该项评选竞争激烈，其他参选树木包括Crowhurst紫杉（其树干在1820年被挖空用作教区议事室）和Culmstock紫杉（位于教堂塔顶）1。获胜的三位参赛者各获得5000英镑的资助及一年的专家指导1。
A 150-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, has been named the 2024 UK Tree of the Year for its remarkable survival against environmental and biological threats 1. The tree, planted in the mid-19th century as part of a row along the town's seafront boulevard, has developed an almost horizontal trunk due to persistent winds from the Irish Sea 1. Described by Woodland Trust director May Chemais as "a stunning and extraordinary tree," it stands as a testament to resilience in the face of both natural forces and urban development 1.
The elm's most significant achievement lies in its resistance to Dutch elm disease, a pathogen that has devastated the majority of approximately 30 million elm trees across Britain 1. While other trees in the original row were felled during town development, this specimen has survived where its companions did not 1. The competition also recognized two other contenders: the Crowhurst yew, whose trunk was hollowed in the 1820s and repurposed as a parish meeting room, and the Culmstock yew, positioned atop a church tower 1. Each of the three winning trees receives £5,000 in funding and one year of expert guidance as part of the award 1.
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