Chrobry Oak

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

Chrobry Oak
Chrobry Oak
Chrobry Oak
SpeciesEnglish oak (Quercus robur)
Coordinates51°31′43″N 15°41′47″E

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. Krzysztof Borkowski, Robert Tomusiak, Paweł Zarzyński. Drzewa Polski. 2016. p.154–157

Further reading

  • Paweł Zarzyński, Robert Tomusiak, Krzysztof Borkowski, Drzewa Polski, PWN, Warszawa, 2016, ISBN 978-83-01-18438-4
  • Krzysztof Borkowski, Polskie drzewa, Wyd. DALPO, Poznań, 2014, ISBN 978-83-61766-08-7
  • Paweł Zarzyński, Robert Tomusiak, 90 drzew – Okazy niezwykłe Centrum Informacyjne Lasów Państwowych, Warszawa, 2014, ISBN 978-83-63895-16-7


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