Liverpool's 1,000-year-old Allerton Oak has been named England's Tree of the Year.
Mentioned in the Domesday Book, it received more than 34% of the 11,000 public votes to win the competition. The tree is in Calderstones Park and local legend tells of a medieval court, known as a Hundred Court, that met under its branches as officials had no courthouse. The Colchester Castle Sycamore, which sits atop the Grade I listed building in Essex, came second, and the mythical Dragon Tree on the Isle of Wight was a"close third".Liverpool City Council is working with the Mersey Forest to preserve the Allerton Oak and has already invested around £70,000 this year - but the tree's value is"conservatively estimated" at more than £500,000.
No British tree has ever won the top prize, although Wales' Brimmon Oak has come close, taking second in 2017.
While Jeremy Corbyn is named plank of the year 😂😂😂
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