A tree with a poignant link to this year's Armistice centenary is in the running to be voted the Woodland Trust's English tree of the year.
The Verdun horse chestnut tree, between Verulam Road and St Albans Cathedral, in St Albans was grown from a conker taken from the last tree standing on the battlefield of Verdun in the First World War.
Verdun was the longest battle of the war, lasting more than nine months with the loss of more than 300,000 lives.
After the war, acorns and conkers were taken from the battlefield and planted across the UK to commemorate the war – planted close to the cathedral, the Verdun horse chestnut is one such specimen.
To vote for the Verdun horse chestnut, visit www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/tree-of-year-2018/england.
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