Friday, July 22, 2011

Jim Doyle and the old oak

This is a European oak, Quercus robur. It grows near Libochowice, Czech republic and was first mentioned in the year 1004!!!






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2 comments:

  1. MikeJuly 22, 2011 at 3:39 PM

    Jim and Walter, do they have something filling the hollow in the trunk? Mike

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  2. Walter PallJuly 22, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    Well, they obviously filled them with something like cement. State of the art is, however, that holes are NOT filled anymore. It only increases the danger of rotting.

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