The Heart of the Dalkowskie Hills, a breathtaking 300-year-old beech, has won Poland the European Tree of the Year award for ...

and his colleagues examined 69 of the most common European tree species to assess how well they will cope with this challenge. The English oak (Quercus robur) was one of the only species assessed ...

and is much more porous than American or European oak, making it prone to leakage. Cask makers have to be extra careful not to waste a harvest, as another tree won't be ready for centuries.