Camel spruce

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Replica of the camel spruce on the Braunlage spa pond, 2018
Sign (left) to Kamelfichte, right hiking trail to Achtermannshöhe, 2020

The camel spruce was a spruce on the Achtermannshöhe in the Harz Mountains , which was known for its unusual growth shape reminiscent of a camel . It grew directly on the heavily used hiking trail to the summit of the Achtermannshöhe in the area of ​​the unincorporated Harz region .

description

The camel spruce germinated in the 18th century and its tip was damaged twice when it was young. However, she had always straightened up and continued to grow. As a result, the spruce initially grew 1.65 meters parallel to the ground with the formation of two "bumps" before the trunk rose vertically and formed a crown. The camel spruce reached a height of twelve meters.

History and monument protection

To protect the spruce, especially from wind breakage , it was given a supporting metal grille in 1971. At the end of the 20th century, the more than 200-year-old tree began to die and fall apart.

The camel spruce was due to regulation for the protection of natural monuments in the district of Blankenburg on April 7, 1937 Natural Monument explained. The regulation was repealed in 2008.

The camel spruce was well known and featured on postcards . As a reminder, an explanatory sign was placed near their original location. In 2016, a replica of their characteristic trunk was created, it is located on the spa pond in the neighboring village of Braunlage .

literature

  • Wilhelm Troll, Karl Höhn: General botany: a textbook on a comparative biological basis . Verlag Ferdinand Enke, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 9783432017006 , page 596.
  • Manfred Dittmann, Braunlage and the surrounding area for those keen to discover: over 60 suggestions for walking, hiking and skiing . Harzklub Zweigverein Braunlage, Braunlage 2001 (2nd edition), OCLC number: 255725377.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manfred Dittmann, Braunlage and surroundings for those keen to discover , page 33.
  2. ↑ Landesarchiv Sachsen-Anhalt: Online research C 601, No. 2565 Natural monument - camel spruce - in the forest area Braunlage, 1937 (file) , accessed on August 7, 2020
  3. ↑ Ordinance on natural monuments for the external area under building planning law in the district of Goslar , Section 9: "Repeal of legal provisions" , p. 178, 4th paragraph , accessed on August 7, 2020 (PDF)
  4. ↑ Camel spruce: Reconstruction from wood is to be made in the Braunlager Zeitung, October 2015, page 6

Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 40.8 ″  N , 10 ° 34 ′ 7.9 ″  E