Jersey Post issues tree stamps for charity's anniversary

The stamps were painted by artist Michael Pollard

A set of six stamps showing some of Jersey's most significant trees is to be issued on Tuesday.

The stamps were created to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Jersey Trees for Life charity.

They show six Jersey trees which are recorded as being the tallest or having the largest girth of that tree species in the island.

The stamps were painted by artist Michael Pollard, who is also a member of the Society of Botanical Artists.

Melanie Gouzinis, from Jersey Post, said: "We have produced beautifully painted stamps which not only feature some of Jersey's most outstanding trees, but which also celebrate a milestone event of one of the island's many important organisations."

The charity formed in 1937 and was originally called the Jersey branch of the Men of the Trees, but in 2008 it changed its name to Jersey Trees for Life.

The charity said its main objectives were to protect, preserve and plant trees in the island and foster an appreciation of trees in the community.