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Veteran Beech Tree

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Veteran Beech Tree

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    1. Schutbocht Gravel Path – Veteran Beech Tree loop from Sint-Antonius

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    April 21, 2023

    Veteran trees are monumental trees that are in the decay phase. Even more than dead wood, they play a crucial role for biodiversity. As soon as a tree enters the last phase of life, the chainsaw is often brought out for safety. Yet it is precisely this last phase that is the richest, as it represents a community of rare and specialized organisms. Veteran trees are indispensable to a range of bats, beetles and fungi and therefore deserve our attention. Small adjustments often suffice to solve the problems (lack of light, risk of splitting) that veteran trees struggle with and to give them a safe and longer life.

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      The Veteran Tree, this beech survived the two world wars, in itself very surprising because many trees disappeared, especially during the first war. The occupier needed a lot of material to keep his war machine running and especially tall trees had to be cut down because otherwise the opponents could use them as a lookout.

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        March 14, 2021

        Greatly designed tree with a face painted :)

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          Location: Schilde, Antwerp, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium

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