A TREE from the national “Tree of Trees” sculpture from the queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations has been planted at Warrington’s Longbarn Park.
The Alder tree was presented to the park in a pot embossed with Her Majesty’s cypher and was planted by Lady Redmond, Lord Lieutenant of Cheshire, at a ceremony also attended by Mayor of Warrington Jean Flaherty, volunteers from the Friends of Longbarn Park and local councillors.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) “Tree of Trees”, which was designed by Thomas Heatherwick, stood outside Buckingham Palace as a centrepiece of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June. The living sculpture sought to put the importance of trees at the heart of the historic milestone to celebrate Her Majesty, who planted more than 1,500 trees all over the world during her 70-year reign.
During the summer the trees were cared for by Barcham’s Nursery ahead of distribution at the start of the planting season in October. The trees were gifted evenly across the UK in proportion to the population, with each county receiving at least one tree.
The Mayor said: “Longbarn Park is one of only four locations in Cheshire to receive one of the 300 tree of trees that formed part of the installation at Buckingham palace as part of the legacy in honour of Her Majesty the Queen. It was a huge honour to join the Lord Lieutenant for the planting ceremony.
“This is a fantastic gift for the park – and for Warrington – which will create a green legacy of its own, with every tree planted bringing benefits for people, wildlife and climate, now and for the future.”
The Friends of Longbarn Park, supported by the borough council, have been maintaining the site since their establishment in 2014, have planted a community orchard and continue to work in partnership with the council to enhance the park.
