The Suffragette Oak


The Suffragette Oak is a sessile oak tree in Kelvingrove Park in Glasgow, Scotland. It was named Scotland's Tree of the Year in 2015.

History

The tree was planted in Kelvingrove Park by Louisa Lumsden on behalf of suffrage organisations on 20 April 1918 to commemorate women being granted the right to vote in February 1918.
In October 2017 the tree was damaged during Storm Ophelia and, as a result of the damage, Glasgow City Council had to reduce its height and the canopy. The off-cuts were gifted to the Glasgow Women's Library to create items for purchase by the public that will celebrate the efforts of the suffragettes.

Awards

In 2015 the tree was named Scotland's Tree of the Year by the Woodland Trust after being nominated by Glasgow Women's Library. The award was presented to representatives from the Glasgow Women's Library at the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh on 27 October 2015.
The Woodland Trust nominated the Suffragette Oak for the 2016 European Tree of the Year award.