It's a marvellous idea in theory but I wonder just how effective it is in practice? Firstly, it picks one tree from each country, which inevitably means it concentrates on the grand, obviously impressive trees, ignoring the less visually splendid but equally valuable specimens. Secondly, how far does its influence spread? I hadn't heard of it till yesterday, by which time the voting had finished - results due to be announced tomorrow - and the selection process must have been long over.
Still, it is a good thing, and I especially like that the Welsh tree has been blown over but not written off for that.