Campaigners hope Liverpool’s entry has taken the ‘root’ to success in the European Tree of the Year awards.
Volunteers and environmentalist groups have helped to plant 600 trees in an event tackling climate change.
Liverpudlians must wait to see if the Allerton Oak will be crowned the Woodland Trust’s Tree of the Year.
Over 200 native trees have been planted in Bootle as part of the Green Dream project.