Stride of New Zealand: ancient 'walking tree' wins tree of the year

Named due to its resemblance to JRR Tolkien's sentient tree-like Ents, the 32m tall r?t? was the clear winner in the annual pollA lone r?t? that appears to be striding across the landscape has taken gold in New Zealand's tree of the year competition.The New Zealand Arboricultural Association - which runs the competition to celebrate New Zealand's trees - said the "extraordinary" northern r?t? had earned the name "The Walking Tree" because of its resemblance to one of JRR Tolkien's sentient tree-like Ents. Continue reading...