Tilia X vulgaris - Sambeek the Netherlands
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superstein
N 51° 37.947 E 005° 58.116
31U E 705439 N 5724333
This is probably the oldest tree in the Netherlands
Waymark Code: WME9A5
Location: Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Date Posted: 04/22/2012
Views: 13
This tree is the oldest of the Netherlands. Because the beam is hollow, the annual rings can not be counted, and the age is difficult to determine. Experts estimate the tree in any case more than five centuries old. Locally, the tree known as the "millennial" linden. The circumference at a height of 1.30 of the soil amounts to 7.8 meters. He is about 25 meters high.
Genus/Species: Tilia X vulgaris
Height: 82
Girth: 23
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 450
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Website reference: Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
Walk time: Not Listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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