The Tree of the Year 2010 is a wych elm standing in the garden at Heiðarvegur 35 in the Vestmannaeyjar (Vestmann Islands) off the south coast of Iceland. The islands have a reputation for being difficult for tree growth, due to high winds and salt from the ocean, although severe cold (frost and snow) is rare. The tree is believed to have been planted in 1945, by the lady of the house. In addition to the severe wind conditions the tree has also survived the volcanic eruption in Vestmannaeyjar in 1973, which destroyed or damaged around half the houses in the town of Vestmanneyjar. The tree was measured at the time of the nomination and was 6,5 m in height. The tree splits into six main trunks, with the largest one being 17,5 cm in diameter.
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