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Juniper Tree Natural Monument at the Urden Canal

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Juniper Tree Natural Monument at the Urden Canal

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Juniper Tree Natural Monument at the Urden Canal

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Naturpark Tiroler Lech

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Location: Weißenbach am Lech, Reutte, Tyrol, Austria

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Paul

August 20, 2024

Juniper tree Natural monument
Common juniper
The common juniper (Juniperus communis) is known primarily as a juniper bush. As a type of cypress, it is found primarily on dry, rather nutrient-poor, calcareous soils.
The pungent leaves of the common juniper are needle-shaped and up to 15 mm long. The spherical, round fruits are berry cones. Initially greenish, they later turn blue-black and ripen in the 2nd year or even in the 3rd year after fertilization.
Even in earlier times, people knew about its healing power, which is due to the essential oils and tannins in its fruits. Today, it is still often found next to graves as a "guardian". Popular belief says that it makes it easier for the souls of the deceased to pass into the afterlife.
The common juniper is widespread in the dry pine forests on the Lech. Here it also occurs as a tree with a height of up to 8 m. In the rest of Tyrol, tree-shaped junipers are only known in three other locations. In 1960, these stands were declared a natural monument by the Tyrolean Nature Conservation Act (= a natural structure that should be preserved due to its rarity, uniqueness or beauty or because of its scientific, historical or cultural significance as well as because of the special character it gives to the landscape. If there is a public interest in this, the district administrative authority can declare a natural monument by notice. - Tyrolean Nature Conservation Act 2005) and placed under protection.
Text / Source: Tiroler Lech Nature Park Association, Klimm 2, 6644 Elmen
naturpark-tiroler-lech.at/naturpark_entdecken/gemeiner-wacholder

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Ni-mu

September 8, 2021

Great natural landscape with many small shallow water areas.

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Xäni 😁

April 20, 2025

A trip to the Lech is always worthwhile.

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2. Cycling route through the forest – View of the Lech River loop from Forchach

3. Cycling route through the forest – View of the Lech River loop from Blockau

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