The oak was surrounded by large conifers until the drought summers of 2018-2020 and has grown accordingly. These neighboring trees have now been felled and the old oak now stands alone there. The trunk is immense and it takes several people to encompass it.

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January 1, 2022

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The remarkably old oak has a circumference of a few meters and is very tall, which suggests that it was once surrounded by other trees. Probably conifers that dried up in the dry summers of 2018 and 2019.

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2. View from the Rabenlay Skywalk – Stenzelberg Rock Formations loop from Naturpark Siebengebirge

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3. Schloss Birlinghoven – Old Castle Gate loop from Heidebergen

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Elevation 140 m

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Friday 30 January

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