Tree health check🚑🌳
2025
Let's get started! Type or pick the name of your school from the list below.
This is the name you would have given to your tree in the tree name competition. If your tree doesn't have a name, this will be a number. You can find the name or number for this tree on the map above, although you may need to zoom in to see it!
Look at the leaves on the tree. What can you see? Healthy trees should have many leaves, from the branches at the centre all the way to the very tips.
Now, look at the trunk and the branches. Different trees have different types of bark. It may be smooth, peeling, ridged or rough but you shouldn't see any holes or areas missing bark.
Grab a soft tape measure and wrap it around the trunk at 1.5 metres from the ground. Write down the measurements (the circumference) in cm.
These are the wooden poles that help support the tree and keep it upright.
Take a good look around the tree. Do you notice anything that might not be good for the tree? Things like posts, straps, or cages might accidentally hurt the tree's bark if they become wobbly.
Take a look at the base of the trunk. Healthy roots will be hidden underground, so you shouldn't be able to see them. Healthy soil should lie flat around the tree, without holes or burrows. Sometimes weeds can grow too close and make it hard for the tree to get what it needs
Look closely at the leaves and branches and tell us if you can see anything from the list below.
Animals and insects love trees! They live in trees and depend on them for lots of things, like food and shelter. Just like how we need our homes, they need trees to live and thrive. Can you see any signs of wildlife on these trees?
If you are using your mobile, when you click on the box, a location icon will appear just above the keyboard. Click on this to automatically add the location, you can move the screen to move the pin if you need to.
Alternatively you can describe where the tree should be on the map.
Is there anything else you would like to tell us?
Are there any special things you've noticed, like the colour of its leaves, the shape of its branches, or the birds that like to nest in it?
How does it make you or others feel?
Please send us a photo of the tree, one image of the whole tree and then close ups of any specific details you would like to show us.
When you click "submit", the form will reload blank but don't worry we have received your submission. The form will reload so you can use it again.