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The Icelandic Forestry Association nominates a Tree of the Year each year. The nomination is intended to highlight the good work done in Iceland in the cultivation of trees and forests. The nomination can be based on a variety of factors, such as the size, history or rarity of the species of tree in question.
The trees that have been nominated thus far are:
| Year |
Tree |
| 1989 |
Birch (Betula pubescens) in Vaglaskógur in the north of Iceland. |
| 1993 |
A group of birches (Betula pubescens) in Fljótsdalur in the east of Iceland. |
| 1994 |
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) on Suðurgata in Reykjavík. |
| 1995 |
Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) at Ferstikla in Hvalfjörður in the west of Iceland. |
| 1996 |
European larch (Larix decidua) in Skrúður in Dýrafjörður, in the Westfjords of Iceland. |
| 1997 |
A pair of larches, probably russian larch (Larix sukaczewii) at Aðalstræti 52 in Akureyri in the north of Iceland. |
| 1998 |
Birch (Betula pubescens) at Sniðgata in Akureyri in the north of Iceland. |
| 1999 |
Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) at Túngata 6 in Reykjavík. |
| 2000 |
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) at Sólheimar in Bíldudalur in the Westfjords of Iceland. |
| 2001 |
Tea-leaved willow (Salix phylicifolia ‘Strandir’), at Tröllatunga in Arnkötludalur in the Westfjords of Iceland. |
| 2002 |
A pair of spruces, at Stóra-Giljá in A-Húnavatnssýsla in the north of Iceland. |
| 2003 |
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus) at Brattahlíð 4, in Hveragerði in the south of Iceland. |
| 2004 |
European larch (Larix decidua) on Hafnargata in Seyðisfjörður, E-Iceland. |
| 2005 |
Russian larch (Larix sukaczewii), by Digranesvegur in the eastern part of Kópavogur, SE-Iceland. |
| 2006 |
Gray poplar (Populus x canescens) at Austurgata 12, Hafnarfjörður, in SE-Iceland. |
| 2007 |
Siberian pine (Pinus sibirica) at Mörkin in Hallormsstaður, in the east of Iceland. |
| 2008 |
Sycamore maple (Acer pseudoplatanus ‘Purpureum’) at Borgarbraut 27, in Borgarnes in the west of Iceland. |
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