These are the 2025 Trees of the Year

The Argyle Street Ash in Glasgow is one of 10 trees in the running this time round. It featured in James Cowan's 1935 book From Glasgow's Treasure - described as "quite the most graceful ash I have seen".

The shortlist of hopefuls hoping to get their branches on the title of Tree of the Year 2025 has been announced.

Each year the Woodland Trust runs the competition, which aims to celebrate rare, ancient or at-risk trees across the UK.

Experts put together a list of nine of them, with the public choosing a final 10th as a wildcard entry - and the competition is fierce.

People have until 19 September to vote for their winner, that tree will then go on to represent the UK in the European Tree of the Year finals.

Which tree would you like to see win? Let us know in the comments!

This year's theme is "Rooted in Culture", those behind the competition wanted to highlight how trees can be an inspiration to creative minds. The Knole Park Oak in Kent certainly fits the theme, at more than 14 metres (135ft) tall, it is thought to be Britain's tallest tree.

This cedar tree in Chiswick also certainly ticks the box for being rooted in culture. One of the most successful and important bands in the history of music - The Beatles - once perched on its branches in a video for their song Rain back in 1966. It's not the only tree with a link to music amongst the nominees, the King of Limbs tree in Wiltshire was spotted by the band Radiohead and they liked it that much they even named an album after the ancient oak.

The Lonely Tree in Llanberis is one of the most famous trees in Wales. With an incredible backdrop of Eryri's mountains, it is popular with photographers and could soon feature in a series on Netflix.

The Tree of Peace and Unity in County Antrim in Northern Ireland has made the shortlist this year. It's formed of two trees that grew together into a single trunk and became a symbol of reconciliation when leaders met there for the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.

The Lollipop Tree in Salisbury Plain is another rather famous tree looking to add to its list of achievement. It had a starring role in the final scenes of the film 1917 which is based on the First World War.