List of regionally important trees in Lower Franconia
The list of regionally significant trees in Lower Franconia contains trees in the administrative district of Lower Franconia that exceed a certain trunk size. The German Tree Archives generally classify these as regionally significant trees (RBB). For each tree, information about the location (place, district, location height and coordinate) is given. Furthermore, the tree species , the natural monument status , the circumference, the height, the diameter of the crown and the estimated age are given. The trees, their history, if known, and their condition are described. Two pictures are shown for each of the 128 trees from around 30 species , one from the trunk and one from the entire tree.
Admission criterion
The trees are selected based on the trunk size, which is always synonymous with old age. The trunk circumference is measured at a height of 1.3 meters, where the diameter at chest height is also determined. The minimum circumference is specified for each tree species with a certain dimension.
- 6.00 meters: oaks ( pedunculate / sessile oak ), linden ( summer / winter linden ), plane trees , giant sequoias , black poplars
- 5.50 meters: pastures
- 5.00 meters: sweet chestnuts , red beeches , black nuts , bald cypresses
- 4.50 meters: elms
- 4.00 meters: sycamore , ash , pyramid poplar , locust , horse chestnut , columnar oak , cedar
- 3.50 meters: Douglas firs , real weeping willows , spruces , hemlocks , larches , firs
- 3.00 meters: maples ( field / silver / norway maples ), pears ( cultivated / wild pears ), yew trees , ginkgos , hornbeams , pines , trees of life , mulberries , ancient sequoia
- 2.50 meters: apples , birch , Real walnuts , wild service trees , haws , Speier Linge , bird cherries
Explanation
- Location: Name the location of the tree.
- District: Name the district in which the tree is located.
- Tree type : Name the type of tree.
- Trunk circumference: states the trunk circumference of the tree at a height of 1.3 meters, the so-called chest height (BHU). On sloping terrain, measurements are taken on the top of the slope. If there are branches or knotholes deeper than 1.3 meters, measurements are taken below them. If the trunk is less than 1.3 meters in circumference ( waist ), it is measured at this point. If the waist is higher than 1.3 meters with a high crown, this measurement is also given. However, the trunk circumference is measured at a maximum height of 2.50 meters. The year of the measurement is shown in brackets. For the different measurement methods, see breast height diameter .
- Height of the tree: states the height of the tree, measured with a laser range finder . The year of measurement is shown in brackets. A missing height measurement is marked with a semicolon (-).
- Crown diameter: indicates the diameter of the crown. The year of measurement is shown in brackets.
- Age: gives the estimated age of the tree.
- Natural monument: states whether it is a natural monument. The year of protection is given in brackets.
- Height above sea level: states the height above sea level of the location.
- Location: gives the coordinates of the tree.
- Image: illustrations of the tree.
Note: The list is sorted alphabetically by genus and within the respective genus by the location of the tree.
Trees
maple
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Maple near Karbach |
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| The maple is isolated at the edge of the forest. There are another five maples nearby, which are listed as natural monuments. The trunk has grown very evenly and has overgrowth on one side near the ground. The high-reaching crown, like the trunk, is in good condition. | ||
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Maple near Niederwerrn |
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| The maple stands on the outskirts in a protected forest area. It is one of the largest of its kind in Germany. The completely intact trunk has a broad base that tapers quickly towards the top. Several strong branches branch off at a height of about three meters, forming the very large crown. | ||
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Apples
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Apple near Zollberg |
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| The apple tree stands just outside the village in a thick hedge. The trunk is uniform and in good condition. At a height of about two meters, the trunk merges into the crown, which is formed by several branches of the same height. The middle branch broke out a long time ago. The cavity is closed with a sheet metal cover. The not particularly large crown is somewhat impaired. | ||
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Birch trees
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Birch in Hettstadt |
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| The birch is on the outskirts at a crossroads on a slightly elevated point that can be reached via a staircase. A wayside shrine next to the tree bears the inscription "Harvest / Thanksgiving / 1935" . The birch should have been planted back then. The area is laid out with gravel stones, planted and cared for. The trunk has a noticeably coarse bark and divides at a height of about three meters into two very strong branches that reach to the tip. The crown is very large and, like the trunk, in very good condition. The birch is one of the largest of its kind in Germany. | ||
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Pears
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Pear tree on the Gänsegraben near Abersfeld |
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| The pear tree stands in the middle of a field near the federal highway 303 . The trunk is twisted and in good condition, the crown is perfectly preserved. | ||
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Pear near Albstadt |
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| The pear tree stands on a sloping field outside the village and is protected by a picket fence. The intact trunk has a deeply fissured bark. In 2011 a large, deep branch broke off, otherwise the large crown is in good condition. | ||
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Pear at Dingolshausen |
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| The pear tree stands on the outskirts in a recessed strip of terrain on a meadow. The trunk is inclined slightly to the side and dissolves into three large branches at a height of about two meters. One of them broke off some time ago. The otherwise good crown extends high. | ||
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Pear at Eichenfürst |
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| The pear tree stands completely free on a golf course, defining the landscape. From the tree you can see far into the country. The trunk area is surrounded by bark mulch . The pear is in good condition and has no signs of impairment. The long trunk has several bulbous bulges. The high-set crown dissolves into several long branches at a height of about five meters, one of which is missing. | ||
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Pear tree on the Röderschlag near Halsbach |
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| The pear tree stands in a field above the village. The tree is not in good condition. The very short trunk dissolves into two very strong branches at a height of about one meter (deep pommels). One of them recently broke off near the trunk and left a large, irregular break on the trunk. The crown is formed by the other branch leading upwards at an angle. | ||
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Field pear tree near Hambach |
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| The pear tree stands outside the village on sloping ground by the side of the road. In terms of trunk diameter, it is one of the largest of its kind in Germany. In 2008 the intact large crown was removed, although the pear is protected as a natural monument. A pensioner had asked the property owner if he could cut a few rotten branches out of the crown so that hikers would not be harmed by falling branches. Instead of a few branches, however, he then cut off the entire crown with a helper. The trunk is about three meters high and is intact with a few growths except for a small barkless spot. From the former crown there are still two short stumps from which new shoots form. | ||
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Pear tree on Madenhausener Weg near Hesselbach |
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| The pear tree stands outside the village on the edge of a field. The trunk is very short and in good condition. At a height of about one meter it dissolves into the crown. At the same height, the trunk has a very large, round bulge on one side, an unusual sight. The crown is very long and in good condition. | ||
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Pear at Hettstadt |
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| The pear tree is very remote on a ridge on the edge of a field and is in very bad condition. The trunk has many rotten spots, is partially open and in places without bark. A large branch that was secured with a rope broke out of the crown a few years ago. Parts of it are still there. The break was not treated and is very irregular. The now very irregular crown is formed by three branches that start about three meters high. | ||
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Pear tree at the Braunsgrube near Kützberg |
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| The pear tree is on a road away from the village. The trunk is completely intact and has several shoots close to the ground. The crown is formed by three high-reaching branches at a height of about three meters. | ||
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Pear tree on Lerchenberg near Schwemmelsbach |
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| The pear tree stands away from the village near the federal highway 7 on a sloping field and is already visible from afar. It is one of the largest of its kind in Germany. The completely intact trunk has formed some small growths and pronounced roots. The very large crown is completely harmonious and is formed by several strong, rising branches. Except for a few dry branches, it is in good condition. | ||
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Pear near Thüngen ("Zeilbäume") |
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| The pear tree stands south of the village on a ridge in a meadow. The trunk has a hole near the bottom through which the rotten core can be seen. The trunk goes up almost to the top of the crown, only a few branches go off to the side.
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Pear between the villages near Untereuerheim |
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| The pear tree stands far outside the village on a gently sloping meadow. The federal motorway 70 with a bridge passes nearby. The short, full trunk is inclined slightly to one side. A large crown sits on the trunk. The branches reach almost to the ground so that the trunk cannot be seen from a distance. | ||
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Book at the Pilsterkopf near Bad Brückenau |
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| The beech is very secluded on sloping ground in a wooded area, between two elevations of the pilsted head. There are two other strong beech trees nearby. The trunk, which has no impairment whatsoever, consists of three very closely intergrown individual trunks (multi-core), which are divided into three axes at a height of almost two meters. A large, completely intact crown sits on the trunk. | ||
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Book at the Pfeust bei Fladungen rest area |
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| The beech is outside of the village near a barbecue area, directly on a slope several meters deep. A road passes below. In 2011 the entire crown of the beech was removed. It was triggered by broken branches and the risk of the crown collapsing. Two branches about five meters long have remained, on which new shoots have formed. The trunk, which is in good condition, consists of three trunk parts that have grown closely together. | ||
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Hat beech near Frauenroth |
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| The beech tree stands on the outskirts above the cemetery in an open space. It has a triplet shape with three core growths that are fused together in the root area. The three axes diverge just above the ground. The trunk is in good condition. In the spring of 1997, the large crown was provided with a crown lock consisting of several locking anchors. Nevertheless, on May 28, 1998, a strong side branch near the ground broke out, causing the otherwise perfectly harmonious crown to have an indentation on one side. After another branch break, the beech has been surrounded by a protective fence since 2008 so that no people are harmed. The so-called hat beech festival takes place annually near the beech , until a few years ago directly under the crown, now only in the vicinity. | ||
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Giant beech near Oberbach |
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| The beech is about two kilometers southeast of the community, above the brick hut on the edge of the forest in the Rosengarten nature reserve . There are two more strong beeches in the vicinity, measuring 6.20 and 5.58 meters in circumference (2011). The beech used to stand in the forest and a few years ago one side was exposed. The short, stocky trunk has exposed roots up to six meters long. Of the originally five bent branches, one broke off towards the field in spring 2002. Since the beech is in a nature reserve, the wound on the trunk was not treated. Part of the broken branch is still there. The trunk has a large irregular break where it begins to rot. Despite the missing branch, the tree still has a large crown. | ||
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Book at the Rother Kuppe near Roth |
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| The beech tree is on the Rother Kuppe southwest of the observation tower. It used to be completely free, but in recent years it has slowly grown over. It is one of the thickest beeches in Germany. In the spring of 2001, a strong branch directed down the slope broke off. The hurricane Kyrill tore more branches in 2007, so that only exists half crown. The trunk is in good condition, but is marked by the broken branches that are not treated because of the location in the nature reserve. Nearby is another beech tree with a circumference of 6.93 meters (2007). | ||
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Book at the Rother Kuppe near Roth |
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| The beech tree is on the Rother Kuppe , southwest of the observation tower. It used to be completely free, in recent years it has slowly grown in. The trunk is multi-stemmed, as is usual with a cluster planting. The crown looks a bit worn, as several branches have been snapped off by the storm and partly still hang from it. Nearby is another beech tree with a diameter of 7.81 meters (2007). | ||
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Hannesebuche at Schönderling |
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| The beech stands free on the outskirts next to the former brickworks. It is in good condition for its size. The trunk shows no signs of impairment, in the completely preserved crown there is only a few dead wood. The tree is on stony ground so that the roots first move away from the trunk before they penetrate the ground. Next to it was another, somewhat stronger beech that was hit by a shell during World War II. The trunk broke into two parts. One part had rotted away in the 1950s, the other, which in the 1960s had a crown almost as large as this beech, was largely destroyed by a lightning strike. Remnants persisted until the 1990s. | ||
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Book at Urspringen |
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| The beech is at the foot of the Rother Kuppe on the edge of the forest on the young cattle pasture . Until 2009, the beech was completely ingrown in a strip of hedge that was removed so that it is now free. The trunk has a conspicuous base formation up to almost a meter in height and is heavily mossed. In the bottom area there is a rotten cavity with a small opening. The crown is in good condition. Nearby is another beech tree with a circumference of 5.80 meters (2011). | ||
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Book at Urspringen |
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| The beech is at the foot of the Rother Kuppe on the young cattle pasture . The intact trunk consists of many cores fused together, but appears to be one-stemmed. The strong roots run a little above ground before they penetrate the ground. The beech tree has a large crown that is in good condition, apart from a broken branch in recent years. Nearby is another beech tree with a circumference of 6.29 meters (2011). | ||
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Beech at forest window (red beech corridor no.5 ) |
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| The beech is completely free above the village on the edge of the forest. The trunk is intact and tilted slightly to one side. The large crown has broken knots, especially in the lower part, but is otherwise in good condition. | ||
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Yew trees
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Yew tree in Hassenbach |
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| The yew tree is in the former monastery garden. This is located near the rectory, is cordoned off and a bit overgrown. The trunk of the yew tree is completely intact and at a height of about two meters it divides into several rising branches that form a semicircular joint crown with a neighboring, somewhat weaker yew tree. | ||
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Oak trees
English / sessile oak
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Picture oak near Albertshausen |
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| The oak stands outside the village, right next to the motorway slip road from Bad Kissingen to the federal motorway 7 . It was in the forest until around 1810. Then this forest section was cleared and converted into an agricultural area, whereby the oak, which was already strong at that time, was left standing. Since 1933 the trunk has been carrying a carved wooden figure of the Archangel Michael . The original is now in the parish church after it was found again after being stolen many years ago. A copy is attached to the trunk. The trunk is completely hollow and has a narrow opening about 2.5 meters high to the north. The bark is furrowed up to ten centimeters deep and protrudes like a board, as you hardly see it in an oak in Germany. These unusually deep grooves in the bark pull up to the top of the crown. Up to a height of about five meters, the trunk is very woody and free of knots. The lowest branches have broken off. This makes the crown appear asymmetrical in the lower part. | ||
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Trinity oak near Aschach |
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| The oak stands outside the village directly on the slope of a driveway and has adapted to the terrain. The roots strive away from the irregularly structured trunk base. The trunk has two large openings and is completely hollow up to the crown area. The crown, which is provided with rope anchors, has threatened to break apart for years due to trunk cracks and openings. There is a carved sign on the trunk with the inscription: “You have been looking at Franconia for many 100 years. You have seen a lot of joys and sorrows on the beautiful Saale beach. Now oak adorn this picture. Let it be the shield to protect you. " | ||
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Naked oak near Aubstadt |
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| The oak stands on the edge of the forest in a small clearing away from the village. The trunk is hollow and has a narrow opening that extends several meters upwards from the ground. In the lower area several strong branches have broken out, the not overly large crown is formed from a few branches and is set high. | ||
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Geißruheiche near Bischofsheim an der Rhön (Geißeiche) |
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| The oak stands in a remote location on the southeast slope of the Bauersberg in a small sloping forest clearing. The fully closed trunk has strong descending roots down the valley that run several meters above ground before penetrating the ground. The large crown is almost completely intact. | ||
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Oak at the Egenburgerhof |
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| The oak stands on private fenced property and is not freely accessible. The trunk is open on one side and partially hollow or rotten up to the base of the crown. The opening reaches down to the floor in a wedge shape. At a height of around three meters, the trunk breaks up into three strong branches, one of which has broken off. A barkless branch of about one meter in length has remained. The oak has a large closed harmonious crown. | ||
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Kilian oak near Falsbrunn |
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| The oak stands above the village in a narrow strip of forest. According to tradition, it served as the preaching place of the Franconian Apostle Kilian . It is located on a steep drop about one meter high, whereby the trunk has adapted to the edge of the rock. In terms of cross-section, the trunk is extremely wide in one direction, narrow in the other and steeply inclined towards the top of the slope. The roots wrap around the rock to find support and reach down to the side of the valley, an unusual sight. A large branch is closed by a sheet metal cover. The crown has several almost dead branches and is not in particularly good condition. | ||
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Imperial oak near Füttersee |
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| The oak is raised on a meadow on the outskirts. There are various legends about the oak. Charlemagne is said to have rested under the oak on one of his trips. According to another legend, the tree is said to have been planted at the time of Charlemagne, from which it got its name. Another says that Emperor Barbarossa once made a decision at the oak tree in favor of the farmers against the Abbot of Ebrach . The oak has a strikingly powerful trunk with roots above ground. The roots lie above the ground like supports and only then penetrate into the ground. The hollow trunk is open to the top of the slope and is knot-free and woody up to a height of six meters. Several hollow cut surfaces are visible from the earlier side branches. A large crown sits on the trunk. | ||
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Double oak near Ostheim in front of the Rhön |
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| The oak stands in the forest near the driveway to the Lichtenburg ruins . The trunk of the oak is heavily mossy, irregular and completely closed. A bench is attached around the trunk. At a height of two meters, the trunk dissolves into two very strong branches that form the well-preserved crown. One of the two branches rises vertically, the other leans obliquely to the side. | ||
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Millennial oak near Reith |
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| The oak stands completely free on the outskirts on the edge of a wooded area. It has a noticeably powerful trunk. The roots run above ground for several meters and then penetrate into the ground. The branches that sit on the short, squat trunk are strongly curved and interlock in a way that can hardly be observed in any other oak in Germany. The trunk has notches on two sides that extend up to about a third. In 1927 a wooden plaque was attached with the following poem: "Divine rule / Has received me. / Despite all the dangers / For a thousand years / Honor the age all the time; / God with my home / Reith./ 1927" . | ||
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Heilsberg oak near Roßbach |
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| The oak stands in the middle of other trees in the Steinkopf forest section. The trunk is completely preserved and has no rotten spots. The crown has a high percentage of dead wood and is generally in poor condition. The lower strong branches have broken off or died. | ||
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Millennial oak in Schlimpfhof |
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| The oak stands in the middle of the village next to the fire station, during the construction of which it was damaged in the root area. The crown then receded. The trunk is open on one side, consists mainly of dead parts and has only a slight increase in thickness. The trunk towards the street still seems to be intact. There an up-and-coming main branch forms the greatly reduced crown. | ||
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Station oak near Sendelbach |
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| The oak stands above the community directly on a road near a station of the cross . The trunk is cylindrical, completely closed and partly heavily mossed. At a height of almost three meters it dissolves into three very strong branches that form the high-reaching crown. This shows no impairments. | ||
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König-Ludwig-Eiche in the Staatsbad Brückenau (royal oak ) |
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| The oak stands on the edge of the spa park near a parking lot on a plateau-like open space. There have been numerous descriptions and illustrations of the oak since 1780. It was the favorite oak of King Ludwig I , who visited it during his numerous spa stays in the state spa and placed it under his special protection as early as 1818. The branches of the oak have been supported since at least 1838, which is extremely rare in oaks. The trunk is completely hollow, sloping to one side and has a crack about four meters high and 0.6 meters wide. Five horizontal branches are supported with three iron bars and two wooden poles. In addition to the supports, the oak is also provided with a crown safety device made of around 20 steel cables. In recent years, the ends of some branches have dried out and died. The oak bears the inscription on a plaque: "Königseiche / In the shadow of this oak / spent / King Ludwig I of Bavaria / many beautiful hours" . Nearby is a hornbeam with a circumference of 3.21 meters (2011). | ||
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Hun oak near Untermerzbach |
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| The oak stands on the outskirts next to the restaurant of the same name. The trunk of the free-standing tree extends almost ten meters vertically, whereby the circumference is only slightly reduced in spite of the branching branches. The trunk is hollow and has only a few small openings. The large crown begins at a height of about three to four meters and has only a little dead wood. | ||
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Spruce trees
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| The spruce stands secluded from the place in a wooded area on a sloping slope. The trunk is very regular and only tapers slightly. The quite large crown is in good condition, as is the trunk. Nearby is another spruce tree with a slightly smaller trunk that has been designated a natural monument. | ||
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Wonder tree in the Staatsbad Brückenau |
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| The hornbeam stands in the spa gardens next to the Kursaal building. It is a variety . The tree has leaves like a common hornbeam and other lobed leaves that look like oak leaves. That is why it is also called the miracle tree. At a height of around two meters, the trunk divides into two axes. The quite large crown is almost spherical and, like the trunk, in good condition. Nearby is an oak with a circumference of 6.95 meters (2011). | ||
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Pine trees
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Gnarled twisted pine in Erlenbach am Main |
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| The pine stands within the village on a narrow, sloping meadow near a large parking lot for a nursing home. The trunk is twisted in itself, with spiral bulges and constrictions formed. On one side you can see five drainage pipes placed one above the other in the trunk, which are intended to drain the trunk. At a height of about two meters, the trunk divides into two strong branches that take part in the main rotation of the trunk and strive strongly to the side, so that the crown is elongated and very narrow. The jaw is in good condition. | ||
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Hohe Kiefer near Kreuzthal |
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| The pine stands in the middle of the forest away from the village. The high-reaching trunk is slightly inclined to the side, the crown is also somewhat one-sided. The tree is in good condition. Nearby is another pine with a circumference of 2.78 meters (2011). | ||
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Larch in Aschach |
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| The larch stands in the middle of the park at Aschach Castle. The trunk is straight and does not have a particularly large crown. The tree is in good condition. There are other conifers in the park , such as two Douglas firs with a circumference of 3.37 and 3.32 meters (2011) and a tree of life with a circumference of 3.78 meters (2011) and an ash tree with a circumference of 3.80 meters (2011). | ||
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Trinity larch at Stadtprozelten |
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| The larch stands far away on a ridge in the forest. The donkey path leads past it, which in the Middle Ages served as an important transfer point for goods between the towns on this hill. The larch is named after the Holy Trinity , whose festival has been celebrated on the first Sunday after Pentecost since the 11th century , and which was celebrated in 1334 by Pope John XXII. was raised to the general church festival. The trunk of the larch is strong, evenly designed and surrounded on one side by a wooden bench. At a height of about five meters, the trunk is divided into three individual trunks that rise vertically and have formed their own crowns, as if they were three individual trees. Until it is divided, the trunk is closed and even. The beginning of a dividing line can be seen on one side, as is the case with multi-core trees. The larch is in good condition. | ||
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Linden trees
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| The linden tree stands on the Altenberg between the Kunigunden chapel and its surrounding wall. Legend has it that Empress Kunigunde left three of her veils to the wind from her castle in Bamberg 1000 years ago . She wanted to build a church wherever a veil fell. One of the veils got stuck in the then large linden tree, on which Kunigunde had the chapel built. However, this was only built around 1230. The tree surgeon Michael Maurer renovated the linden tree in 1969 and installed a crown safety device and supports. In December 1978 the Würzburg District Office removed the tree crown. All leaf-drifting branches were completely cut off improperly, so that experts spoke of a scandal. What remained were trunk stumps without branches. However, the linden tree recovered and formed a new crown. In 2003 the linden tree was completely cut again. The trunk is now completely fissured and consists of four thin and strongly outwardly sloping supported parts. In between there is a large cavity. The newly formed crown consists of thin branches that form a not particularly large, round crown. | ||
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Court linden tree near Castell (also Grafen- or Burglinde) |
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| The linden tree stands above the village on a small elevation on the castle hill. Until the 15th century, court hearings of the imperial county of Castell took place under her , which had to take place in the open air and in fine weather. The judgments were carried out at the ball game opposite, where the gallows stood. According to tradition, the original, very mighty linden tree died in the 19th century. Today's tree is said to have been formed from their sticks. It is the same linden tree. The trunk consists of several individual parts that look like trees that have grown together. The trunk parts are arranged in a semicircle to one another and surrounded by a wooden bench. The crown is formed by the emerging individual tribes and is in good condition. | ||
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Linde near Geckenau |
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| The linden tree is on the outskirts of the village next to a wayside shrine. The high-reaching trunk is completely intact and closed. Several branches radiate upwards at a height of several meters and form a large crown that is in good condition. | ||
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Linden tree on Geilesberg near Hammelburg |
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| The linden tree stands away from the village on a small slope at the foot of the Geilesberg. The closed trunk is full of wood and shows stick rashes . At a height of four meters, it divides into two strong, steeply rising axes. The two branches are connected with several steel cables and form an intact, tall crown. | ||
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Village linden in Haselbach |
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| The linden tree stands in the middle of the village next to a chapel. The plateau-like square is surrounded by a low wall. Another low wall surrounds the entire trunk. The first branches come off at a height of about four meters. The trunk goes almost straight up to the tip, where branching branches form the crown. It is severely shortened and therefore has an irregular shape, but is still in good condition. | ||
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Linden tree in Herbstadt |
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| The linden tree stands on a meadow on the outskirts. The trunk is very irregular, has bulges, indentations, several openings and is completely hollow. The crown with some dead branches is also irregular. | ||
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Linden tree at the pilgrimage church Maria Limbach near Limbach |
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| The linden tree stands next to the pilgrimage church Maria Limbach on a hill on the left bank of the Main . It is said to date from the time the church was built from 1751 to 1755. The trunk is long and quite even. It is open on one side and reveals the hollowed-out interior. A very large adventitious root grows in the cavity . At a height of about four meters, the trunk divides into two vertically rising axes that form the large, intact crown. | ||
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See also
- List of natural monuments in the Bad Kissingen district
- List of natural monuments in the Rhön-Grabfeld district
- List of natural monuments in the Kitzingen district
- List of the thickest trees in the Rhön
- List of prominent and old tree specimens
literature
- Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 .
- Michel Brunner: Important linden trees: 400 giant trees in Germany . Haupt Verlag, Bern / Stuttgart / Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-258-07248-7 .
- Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich, Uwe Kühn: Germany's old trees . 5th enlarged edition. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8354-0183-9 .
- Uwe Kühn, Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich: Trees that tell stories . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-405-16767-1 .
- Hans Joachim Fröhlich : Old lovable trees in Germany . Cornelia Ahlering Verlag, Buchholz 2000, ISBN 3-926600-05-5 .
- Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 .
Web links
- List of natural monuments of the lower nature conservation authority of the Bad Kissingen district
- List of natural monuments of the lower nature conservation authority of the Rhön-Grabfeld district
- Map / aerial photo of the natural monuments in the Bad Kissingen district
- Map / aerial photo of the oak trees in the Bad Kissingen district
- Important linden trees at alte-linden.com
- The most common trees and shrubs in Germany
- German tree archive
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Forestry 550 laser rangefinder (PDF; 98 kB)
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 292 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 292 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 40 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 265 .
- ^ The "giant beech" from Oberbach. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 298 .
- ↑ The thick beeches on the Rother Kuppe. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The thick beeches on the Rother Kuppe. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The giant beech from Schönderling. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 8, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 298 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 44 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 267 .
- ↑ Uwe Kühn, Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich: Trees that tell stories . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-405-16767-1 , p. 102 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 266 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 39 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 292 .
- ↑ Oak in the Directory of Monumental Oaks . Retrieved January 10, 2017
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 60 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 289 .
- ↑ Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich, Uwe Kühn: Germany's old trees . 6th, revised edition. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-8354-0740-4 , p. 157 .
- ↑ Hartwig Goerss: Our tree veterans . Landbuch, Hannover 1981, ISBN 3-7842-0247-0 , p. 110 .
- ↑ Hans Joachim Fröhlich : Old lovable trees in Germany . Cornelia Ahlering Verlag, Buchholz 2000, ISBN 3-926600-05-5 , p. 284-285 .
- ↑ The "1000-year-old" imperial oak. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 28, 2011 ; Retrieved December 9, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Uwe Kühn, Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich: Trees that tell stories . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2005, ISBN 3-405-16767-1 , p. 28 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 45 .
- ↑ The "1000-year-old" oak in Reith. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ The "1000 year old oak" from Schlimpfhof. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 46 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 264 .
- ↑ Stefan Kühn, Bernd Ullrich, Uwe Kühn: Germany's old trees . 6th, revised edition. BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-8354-0740-4 , p. 153 .
- ↑ Hans Joachim Fröhlich : Old lovable trees in Germany . Cornelia Ahlering Verlag, Buchholz 2000, ISBN 3-926600-05-5 , p. 271-272 .
- ^ Friedrich Stützer: The largest, oldest or otherwise strange trees in Bavaria in words and pictures . tape 2 . Piloty & Loehle, Munich 1901, The royal oak in the spa garden at Brückenau, p. 37–39 with collotype board ( mdz-nbn-resolving.de ).
- ↑ The “1000-year-old” royal oak in Bad Brückenau state baths. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 28, 2011 ; Retrieved December 7, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 46 .
- ↑ Trinity larch. Retrieved December 3, 2011 .
- ↑ Bernd Ullrich, Stefan Kühn, Uwe Kühn: Our 500 oldest trees: Exclusively from the German Tree Archives . BLV Buchverlag, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8354-0376-5 , p. 291 .
- ↑ Michel Brunner: Significant linden trees: 400 giant trees in Germany . Haupt Verlag, Bern / Stuttgart / Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-258-07248-7 , p. 89 .
- ↑ Hartwig Goerss: Our tree veterans . Landbuch, Hannover 1981, ISBN 3-7842-0247-0 , p. 118-120 .
- ↑ The 1000-year-old Kunigunden linden tree near Burgerroth. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 28, 2011 ; Retrieved December 9, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Michel Brunner: Significant linden trees: 400 giant trees in Germany . Haupt Verlag, Bern / Stuttgart / Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-258-07248-7 , p. 112 .
- ↑ The village of Haselbach. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 19, 2011 ; Retrieved December 9, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b Josef Laudenbacher: Mulberries from the Karbach churchyard. Main-Netz, June 22, 2011, accessed November 26, 2011 .
- ^ A b Josef Laudenbacher: Specialists from Nuremberg at work. Main-Netz, June 11, 2008, accessed November 26, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Official Journal June 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2011 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 54 .
- ^ Hans Joachim Fröhlich: Volume 2, Bavaria . In: Paths to old trees . WDV-Wirtschaftsdienst, Frankfurt 1990, ISBN 3-926181-09-5 , p. 50 .
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