Nellie's tree was grafted from three beech saplings by Vic Stead almost a century ago A beech tree grafted into an N-shape to woo a sweetheart named Nellie has been crowned the UK's tree of the year.

A beech tree grafted into an N-shape to woo a woman ... was formed almost 100 years ago by Vic Stead. He grafted one sapling between the other two to form the letter N to woo his sweetheart.

However there are some oaks and young beech trees that will hang onto their leaves for a while ... was so weakened by age and disease that it had to be removed in 1963. Currently, saplings from acorns ...