Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year
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“A 150-year-old wych elm in Northern Ireland has won the UK's tree of the year competition for its unusual horizontal trunk. The tree grew sideways due to persistent, strong winds blowing off the Irish Sea.”
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