This special, low-crowned yew dates from the second half of the 18th century. Like many other trees in the Manteling, it owes its irregular shape in part to the sea wind that had free rein there.

In the period 1908-1915/1916, the later world-famous painter Piet Mondriaan was often in Domburg. He made long bike rides through the woods and became fascinated by the plays of light that fell through the foliage and along the bare branches of the trees. It inspired him in his transitional phase from figurative to abstract painting.

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The ‘Mondriaan tree’ on the Berckenbosch estate in Oostkapelle is now protected by a fence and a sign. On 27 July 2022, the fence and the sign were ‘unveiled’ in the presence of the forester at Staatsbosbeheer Karel Leeftink, museum curator Francisca van Vloten and, as representatives of the subsidy provider Toerisme Impuls Veere, Ralf Beije, Ab Pouwer and Jan de Regt, and finally a few guests.

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In these gardens there are also several monumental trees that are hundreds of years old. De Manteling inspired various artists in the 20th century. It is believed that the large yew tree on the Berkenbosch estate served as a model for two works by the painter Mondriaan, including Gray Tree from 1911.

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