Italian Tree of the Year 2020: finale

In 2020 the four candidates were chosen in the genus Platanus; below you can find their names and characteristics.

Winning plant of the Italian contest
The millenary plane tree of Curinga (Calabria)
On November 21st 2020, national tree day, the winning plant of the Italian contest was awarded within the events of the TREEART Festival: the millenary plane tree of Curinga.
This splendid and characteristic example of plane tree was thus able to represent Italy in the EUROPEAN TREE OF THE YEAR contest in February 2021, winning the second place with over 78,000 preferences.