Harnham Water Meadows now home to Queen's Tree
A special reception's been held to mark the planting
Last updated 21st Nov 2022
One of hundreds of trees that formed a centrepiece for the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations is now taking root in Salisbury.
An alder sapling, that was part of the huge Tree of Trees sculpture outside Buckingham Palace, has been donated to the Harnham Water Meadows Trust.
It's now been planted at its new home, with help from Wiltshire's Lord-Lieutenant, who's the monarch's representative here.
This is one of three trees given to Wiltshire - the others are at John of Gaunt School in Trowbridge and at Swindon's Covid vaccination centre.
The Tree of Trees was designed by Thomas Heatherwick, to be a message of hope, regeneration and optimism.
It also forms part of the Queen's Green Canopy initiative, which aims to honour her late Majesty's legacy.
The Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire, Mrs Sarah Rose Troughton said:
"I am incredibly proud to be part of this project to honour Her late Majesty in our county. We have three very worthy recipients, and I was delighted to present the Harnham Water Meadows Trust with their tree, an Alnus glutinosa (alder) and I know it will be well looked after and cherished for many years to come. This is a lasting legacy created in Her late Majesty's name in Wiltshire."
The Trustees at Harnham Water Meadows Trust said:
“The Trustees of the Harnham Water Meadows Trust are absolutely delighted to have had the honour of being awarded with one of the saplings from the Tree of Trees to celebrate Her late Majesty The Queen’s Jubilee. They are so pleased that the Lord-Lieutenant of Wiltshire is coming to do the official planting ceremony.”