Raciborski yew trees
The Raciborski yew trees [ raʨi'bɔrskʲi- ] are a natural monument and grow on the northwest slope of Babica in Harbutowice ( Małopolska Voivodeship ).
Their age is estimated to be around 1000 years. Along with the Henryków yew, they are the oldest yew trees in Poland. They are registered with UNESCO , have been legally protected since 1934 and are included in the catalog of natural monuments. Since 1954 they have been natural monuments by virtue of the legal charter issued by the Presidium of the National Council of the Voivodeship in Kraków .
The trees grow in the area of the village Harbutowice, in the area of a former primeval forest . The yews are characterized by hard, heavy wood with cherry-brown heartwood, are narrow-ringed and resistant to decay.
They owe their name to their discoverer, Professor Marian Raciborski (1863–1917), who was one of the pioneers of nature conservation in Poland. The larger and at the same time older of the yew trees is a female specimen with a circumference of 3 m and a height of 15 m. Their age is estimated to be between 1200 and 2000 years. The other, lower and at the same time younger, is a male whose age is estimated to be around 650–1000 years. Other, less stately yew trees can also be seen in Harbutowice and in the area of some small settlements called Batorówka , Kozakówka and Szczerbakówka .
Web links
- Village development plan with map of the two nature protection zones on the outskirts (page 7) (PDF; 2.9 MB)
Coordinates: 49 ° 48 ′ 32.3 " N , 19 ° 46 ′ 35.4" E