The hornbeam has a characteristic crown shape, it was probably cut back earlier as a pollard tree. The trunk is completely hollow and open on the back because lightning struck at least once. It is one of the oldest hornbeams in the Harz Mountains.

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April 21, 2020

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Nature monument 200 year old hornbeam trunk circumference 3.60 m height 13 m.

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November 4, 2021

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nice resting place under the natural monument

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Location: Seesen, Goslar, Harz Mountains, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

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