Chrobry Oak

Chrobry Oak

The Chrobry Oak is an oak tree, the largest oak in Poland and one of the biggest in Europe.

It is monumental oak with single-stemmed, hollow trunk, its girth was 1004 cm, height – 26 m and volume – 90 m³ (in 2014). Moreover, it is the oldest oak tree in Poland. Age of the Chrobry is about 760 years, according to dendrochronological research.[1]

Oak was officially preserved (as a natural monument) since 1966[1].

Chrobry was measured in 1908 at the earliest, by Theodor Schube (german botanist), girth of the tree was 861 cm[1].

Tree was set on fire by vandals on November 2014. Chrobry remained in fatal condition, but in 2015 part of the crown was still alive[1].

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Krzysztof Borkowski, Robert Tomusiak, Paweł Zarzyński. Drzewa Polski. 2016. p.154–157

Further reading

Coordinates: 51°31′43″N 15°41′47″E / 51.528600°N 15.696500°E / 51.528600; 15.696500

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