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"... for it's fourth consecutive time". Given the rate at which trees grow, perhaps they should change this to tree of the decade?
by randerson 2y ago
"... for it's fourth consecutive time".
Given the rate at which trees grow, perhaps they should change this to tree of the decade?
- NullHypothesist 2y agolol. This is a really lovely contest, but with the near-glacial pace of tree growth, I'd hope they'd mix up the criteria just enough every year to keep it interesting to us fast-moving humans.
- crazygringo 2y agoSeriously, "tree of the year" is conceptually nonsensical. Unless, once a tree wins, it's disqualified for the next half-century? But then you're basically making a ranked list of the top 50 trees and then approximately repeating it. I dunno. Maybe restrict it to one of thirty or forty subcategories of trees each year?
- hoseja 2y agoAre you sure you're getting that right? I think the sentence means Poland has won four times in a row, not this specific tree. See here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Tree_of_the_Year#Winners https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Tree_of_the_Year#Winn...