Chrobry Oak | |
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![]() Chrobry Oak | |
Species | European oak ( Quercus robur) |
Coordinates | 51°31′43″N 15°41′47″E / 51.528600°N 15.696500°E |
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 in November 2014. Chrobry remained in fatal condition, but in 2015 part of the crown was still alive [1].
Chrobry Oak | |
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![]() Chrobry Oak | |
Species | European oak ( Quercus robur) |
Coordinates | 51°31′43″N 15°41′47″E / 51.528600°N 15.696500°E |
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 in November 2014. Chrobry remained in fatal condition, but in 2015 part of the crown was still alive [1].