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Bendy Elm Crowned UK Tree of the Year

A 150-year-old wych elm in Newcastle, County Down, known as the Bendy Tree, has been crowned UK Tree of the Year. It is the first time a tree in Northern Ireland has won the national title since the competition began in 2014. The tree grew sideways due to strong winds.

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Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year

Hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong winds The “astonishing and bizarre” Bendy Tree in Northern Ireland has been crowned the winner of this year’s tree of the year competition. The wych elm tree, located in Newcastle, County Down, owes its name to its near horizontal trunk, which has grown sideways owing to the strong seaside winds coming off the Irish Sea. Con…

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