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Kattholz Oak

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Kattholz Oak

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Kattholz Oak

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Location: Belau, Plön, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

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1. Fish ponds at Dieksee – Kattholz Oak loop from Bornhöved

15.6km

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2. Perdöler Mühle – Kattholz Oak loop from Belau

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03:03

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3. Perdöler Mühle – Kattholz Oak loop from Belau

11.7km

03:01

60m

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Andy

November 24, 2021

It is variously described as the thickest oak in Germany and is therefore one of the most well-known oaks of all. It has the enormous trunk circumference due to large trunk outgrowths. The trunk is said to have gotten this thickening from the repeated eating of young twigs by grazing cattle. The main base then reacted with strong scab formation and flooding. It is said to have lost its crown towards the end of the 19th century down to a height of 6 m. To date, the oak has slowly regenerated and formed a new top branch and side branches. In the 1970s, young people set fires in the trunk, which severely damaged the oak. You can still see the blackened interior. It is one of the fastest growing oaks, which is why an age of 300 years or more would theoretically be possible given the rapid annual growth. If this development continues, it could soon be the strongest oak in Germany, since it is only 8 cm apart from the alder oak.

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kaikucker

July 17, 2022

On a nice dirt road you suddenly come across this old oak tree and wonder how old it is.

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Dr. G.

April 2, 2022

Really awesome boulder spot.

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Kattholz Oak

1. Fish ponds at Dieksee – Kattholz Oak loop from Bornhöved

2. Perdöler Mühle – Kattholz Oak loop from Belau

3. Perdöler Mühle – Kattholz Oak loop from Belau

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