Official Launch of The Queen’s Green Canopy: “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee”

His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales, Patron, has planted a tree to launch The Queen’s
Green Canopy (QGC) – a unique, UK-wide tree planting initiative created to mark Her
Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee in 2022, by inviting people to “Plant a Tree for the Jubilee.”

Her Majesty The Queen joined The Prince of Wales for the first Jubilee tree planting in the
grounds of Windsor Castle earlier this year, during the tree planting season.

The Prime Minister Boris Johnson today welcomed the QGC initiative which invites everyone
to plant sustainably to create a national legacy in honour of The Queen’s leadership over 70
years. He said: “Our trees stand at the frontline of our fight against climate change and
by sustaining our beautiful countryside for generations to come, The Queen’s Green
Canopy is a fitting tribute to Her Majesty’s years of service to this country. I urge everyone to
get involved and ‘plant a tree for the Jubilee’.”

Everyone from individuals to Scout and Girlguiding groups, villages, cities, counties, schools
and corporates will be encouraged to plant trees from October 2021 when the tree planting
season begins, through to the end of the Jubilee year in 2022. The countdown to planting
season begins today, giving people time to plan their planting projects.

As well as inviting the planting of new trees, The Queen’s Green Canopy will highlight and
showcase 70 amazing and irreplaceable Ancient Woodlands across the United Kingdom and
identify 70 Ancient Trees to celebrate Her Majesty’s 70 years of service.

The QGC project will also create a pilot training programme for unemployed young people
aged between 16-24 through Capel Manor College, London’s only specialist environmental
college of which The Queen Mother was Patron, to plant and manage trees.

From October, all planting projects can be uploaded onto an interactive map on the new
QGC website so that everyone can share and inspire others, as well as creating a green
canopy of projects to cover the country.

The Prince’s Jubilee tree was planted earlier this year in the grounds of Windsor Castle in
March, during the official planting season (October-March). A photograph of Her Majesty
and His Royal Highness with the tree has been released in support of The Queen’s Green
Canopy launch.

Today the QGC website has been launched www.queensgreencanopy.org which gives
people information on how they can get involved.