A sitka spruce in Seyðisfjörður is the Tree of the year 2023. The tree stands close to where the house Sandfell (Hafnargata 34) stood, but the house was destroyed during landslides that hit the town of Seyðisfjörður in December 2020, particularly one that hit at December 18th. The landslide destroyed buildings to both sides of the tree, but the tree itself was relatively unharmed, and has thus come to be a symbol of the resilience of the townspeople. On the first anniversary of the landslide in 2021 a ceremony was held at the tree, which was lit up by electric lights with pictures of the houses destroyed in the landslide. The tree was planted in 1975 by the then residents of Sandfell. A nomination ceremony was held in September 2023 and as is customary a measurement of the tree was carried out. The height of the tree was measured at 10,9 metres, with a trunk circumference of 90,5 cm.
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