Linden tree in Wiesenbach
The lime tree in Wiesenbach is a summer lime tree ( Tilia platyphyllos ) in the Blaufeldener district of Wiesenbach ( district of Schwäbisch Hall ) and, at around 800 years old, is one of the oldest trees in southern Germany. It stands right next to the through-town in the direction of Schmalfelden and is a natural monument .
The two parts of the trunk, which are now separated, actually belong to a single tree, which was mentioned in the Hohenloher fief books as early as 1350 . A lightning strike split the original trunk, after which it began to rot , so that the remaining trunk fragments are now completely hollow. The common circumference is still approximately 10 meters. The crown of the tree that builds up on the trunk is richly branched and leafy. Some holding ropes secure the old tree against storm damage. The chest height is 9.75 m (2013).
See also
literature
- Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich, Uwe Kühn: Germany's old trees. BLV-Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-405-16107-X
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information on the linden tree on the Schwäbisch Hall district website
- ^ Wiesenfelden in the directory of monumental oaks . Retrieved February 15, 2017
Coordinates: 49 ° 17 '53.1 " N , 10 ° 2' 3.1" E