Very old Sweet Chestnut (Natural Heritage Tree)

Very old Sweet Chestnut (Natural Heritage Tree)

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Very old Sweet Chestnut (Natural Heritage Tree)

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Biosphärenreservat Pfälzerwald-Vosges du Nord

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Location: Gleisweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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October 17, 2018

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With approx. 600 - 700 years the oldest Maroni tree of the wine route, which produced astonishingly large sweet chestnuts in the dry summer of 2018.

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Ralf

April 1, 2017

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Probably the oldest and most powerful chestnut in the Palatinate.

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Kristian

February 10, 2023

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This sweet chestnut was named the 11th National Heritage tree. You can already see this mighty Keschde on the upper mountain road in Gleisweiler. It's not far from a beautiful ravine. Very imposing and impressive!

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Elevation 330 m

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Location: Gleisweiler, Südliche Weinstraße, Südpfalz, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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