The Tree of the Year 2009 is a silver birch in the forest of Kjarnaskógur in north Iceland. Kjarnaskógur is varied recreation forest on the outskirts of the town of Akureyri, hosting many different tree species. The silver birch stands framed by a grove of sitka spruce trees. Its exact origins are not known, but it was probably planted in the early 1970’s and is most likely of Norwegian stock. At the time of the nomination the tree was measured at 10,95 m in height, with a trunk diameter around 20 cm at chest height (1,3 m).
Location on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/PGzshT1cHY3TZxtN8
