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Edwin Bleunven
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Nov. 29, 2024 at 6:02 p.m.
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It is not the César for best film or the Goncourt prize which will take pride of place in thetrophy cabinet from the town of Barsac this year. Not even that of Miss France. No, it is a much more original price which can reach this wine-growing commune of Gironde. That ofTree of the year 2024.
The Mayne La Merci castle and its bicentennial plane tree are competing in this competition against 13 others warbles of exceptions. In front of him, a oak Breton, a orme from Île-de-France or even a lonely pine Corsican mountains.
The Tree of the Year: a complete prize
The competition rewards the most beautiful specimens of French natural heritage. The aesthetic characteristic is necessarily taken into account, but other aspects are also highlighted: the history, the cultural and emotional importance as well as the symbolism of each tree.
For the challenge
“One day I heard one of the competition representatives talking about this new edition on the radio. » Gilles Bourjade then launched into this a bit crazy challenge to present “the flagship of his property”.
This competition is an initiative of the magazine Wild Landin partnership with theNational Forestry Organization (NFB).
This year, they received 120 applications from all over France and they selected 14, one per region; including our plane tree.
In fact, this tree 35 meters high is the representative of New Aquitaine. A pride for the owner: “It’s still something to represent the largest region of France at a concours national. »
Jury prize or public prize?
Two prizes are awarded during this competition, one Jury Prize and a Audience Award.
For the latter, everyone can give their vote, until December 20 2024, at 10 a.m., directly on the 2024 Tree of the Year competition website.
We hope that people will vote because even if we are aiming for first place, having the jury prize would already be great.
For the moment, the big leafy tree is a little behind a leading trio led by the Grand-Est region and Brittany. But nothing is done since there is still a little less than a month left to reverse the trend. To your votes.
First winner from Gironde?
The Barsac plane tree can become the first Gironde winner of the competition since its existence in 2011 and the fourth in New Aquitaine.
To give himself a chance of winning, the owner presented all the particularities of his candidate.
I am convinced that it contributes to the quality of the wine. His shadow plays a role.
A plane tree carried as a standard of the wine world by the Bourjade family: “It is the only one in the running which defends the colors of viticulture. »
So will this plane tree be on the top of the competition? Reply on January 16, 2025.
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