Architect Heatherwick Studio has designed a 21m ‘Tree of Trees’ sculpture featuring 350 British native trees to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June.
The sculpture will be built outside Buckingham Palace.
The 350 trees will be set in aluminium pots embossed with the Queen’s cypher. After the Jubilee weekend, they will be gifted to selected community groups and organisations to celebrate their work.
The sculpture is made from reclaimed and new steel with materials and expertise sourced from local suppliers across the country.
The Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC), a nationwide drive to plant trees in honour of the Platinum Jubilee, has seen a million trees planted during its first season, from October 2021 to March 2022.
Thomas Heatherwick said: “It’s an honour for us to be making the Tree of Trees. The structure, created from 350 British native trees and recycled steel, is coming together from workshops and nurseries across the country as one part of an incredible community campaign that’s literally changing the landscape of our nation.”
