Thick Oak (Eisenach-Berteroda)
The Thick Oak is located in the Eisenach district of Berteroda .
The thick oak is considered the landmark of Berteroda and has been protected as a natural monument since the 1930s . The tree is a 16 m high "1000 year old" English oak . In 1999 the circumference of the trunk, measured at chest height , was 10.04 meters. Further measurements of the circumference at chest height showed:
| year | Trunk circumference |
|---|---|
| 1917 | 8.50 m |
| 1935 | 9.00 m |
| 1986 | 9.90 m |
| 1999 | 10.04 m |
| 2013 | 10.06 m |
The increase in the circumference of the trunk is due to the filling of cavities with stones and casting mortar in 1912, which resulted in a vertical crack and an apparent increase in circumference, so there is no double trunk. Thick and bulging growths in the lower trunk section (bark secretions) also hinder the exact measurement.
In order to strengthen the vitality of these tree veterans , regular controls are carried out on the tree. These are to detect danger spots due to rot spots or fungal attack at an early stage. The root areas of the tree were provisionally protected from possible damage by a picket fence. In the immediate vicinity of the tree there is a small pond and a watercourse, which can balance the water table even in particularly dry summers. The favorable growth conditions for the tree, the protection status that has existed for decades and the cultural significance for the place have allowed this former hat oak to survive to this day. In honor of their honor, the townspeople put a plaque on the trunk:
“ You oak have been loyal to the village in sorrow and joy for 1000 years.
Berteroda will respect you - with love, diligence and unity. "
At the end of July 2012, a large section of the oak broke off the main trunk.
See also
literature
- Anette Lenzing: Court linden trees and thing places in Germany . In: The Blue Books . Langewiesche, Königstein im Taunus 2005, ISBN 3-7845-4520-3 , Eisenach-Berteroda, p. 179 .
- Jeroen Pater: Europe's old trees: their stories, their secrets . Kosmos-Verlag, Stuttgart 2010, ISBN 978-3-440-12368-3 , The old oak from Berteroda (De oude eik van Berteroda), p. 92 f . (Dutch: Monumentale bomen van Europa . Translated by Susanne Bonn).
Web links
- Information brochure from the city administration on trees worth seeing in the city area (PDF; 820 kB)
- Thick Oak Berteroda in the Directory of Monumental Oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Reinhard Krause: An old hat oak . In: The people . Erfurt January 28, 1977.
- ↑ Berteroda Oak: Large parts of the trunk broken off. Eisenach-Online, July 27, 2012, accessed on July 27, 2012 : “A large part of the over 1000-year-old oak in the Eisenach district of Berteroda, which is designated as a natural monument, has broken off. Employees of the Eisenach professional fire brigade and the municipal green space department secured the area around the damaged oak, as it is feared that further branches could break off. "
Coordinates: 51 ° 1 ′ 37.5 ″ N , 10 ° 21 ′ 21.2 ″ E