It is well rooted in the area but now a Perthshire tree is branching out in a bid to achieve global stardom.
Forget the X-Factor and Strictly Come Dancing, voting is now open in the European Tree of the Year contest and Courier Country residents can cheer on a local favourite.
Best-known as the home of the UK’s oldest breeding osprey, Lady’s Tree located at Loch of the Lowes visitor centre near Dunkeld has been nominated for the European title after it won Scottish Tree of the Year last year.
Lady has nested in the tree for the past 24 years as she has repeatedly broken breeding records. The result of the competition is decided by public vote.
Scotland faces a challenge from 13 other countries, including England, France, Italy and Bulgaria.
Voting in the contest runs throughout February and the result will be announced on March 5.
Representatives of the Woodland Trust Scotland and Scottish Wildlife Trust, as well as professional tree hunter Rob McBride who is aiming to visit each of the 14 finalists taking part in the competition were present as voting was launched.
European Tree of the Year is organised by the Environmental Partnership Association, a consortium of six foundations supporting projects to protect the environment.
Thousands of people follow the progress of Lady every year when she returns to Loch of the Lowes, with live webcam footage available when she nests.
For more information visit www.treeoftheyear.org.
Picture by Phil Hannah