Kongeegen
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Kongeegen (the King Oak) is a renowned oak tree in Denmark. It grows in Jægerspris Nordskov (Jægerspris North Forest) near Jægerspris, on the island of Sjælland.[1] A scientific investigation in 1965 of the tree's rings indicated that the tree has an estimated age of 1500–2000 years, and may well be the oldest living oak in northern Europe.[2] It probably originally grew in an open meadow,[3] to account for its short trunk and low branching, with other taller forest trees growing up around it subsequently. Kongeegen is located in the same forest as Snoegen and Storkeegen.
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Wonders, Karen. "Cathedral Grove - European Tree Websites".
- ^ "Pedunculate oak 'Kongeegen' in Jægerspris Nordskov in Jægerspris".
- ^ Vaupell, Christian (1863). De danske skove (in Danish). Philipsen. pp. 128–9. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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