The "Broad Oak" of Forkendorf is sometimes described as "a thousand year old". The pedunculate oak has a trunk circumference of 5.68 m; its annual trunk circumference growth is about …

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Enrico

February 23, 2022

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Impressive old oak tree with huge trunk diameter. According to the information board over 1000 years old

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February 16, 2025

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The oak tree has been cared for and restored so that it can continue to stand. An impressive natural monument. The circumference of the trunk alone is gigantic.

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Elevation 470 m

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Location: Gesees, Landkreis Bayreuth, Franconian Switzerland, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany

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