Hülsenbuscher sequoia
The Hülsenbuscher sequoia tree is a giant sequoia tree , which, with its height of 24 meters and a trunk circumference of 8 meters, characterizes the townscape of the municipality of Hülsenbusch .
It was planted by Fritz Bestgen in 1874 together with another sequoia tree that was felled in January 2014. The aim was to designate the remaining sequoia tree as a natural monument .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Tree report by Dr. Schulz
- ↑ NABU Oberberg: Activity Report 2014
- ↑ Chronology of the sequoia tree
- ↑ See monument protection: Sequoia should not become a monument . Kölnische Rundschau November 4, 2014 as well as the Mammutbaum Action Group: Plea for a natural monument, the Kölnische Rundschau, February 4, 2015
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ 17.8 " N , 7 ° 29 ′ 46.8" E