The story goes that Napoleon's army rested around this site shortly after the year 1800. Napoleon tied his horse to it and fell asleep against the beech tree. In 1810 Napoleon annexed the Kingdom of the Netherlands. (Source: Beckum Historical Archives)

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February 20, 2021

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Is it now clipped? 😥 Or do I have the wrong beech?

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A real tree personality. You rarely see such old trees. A real attraction!

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