Eldest Tree of Zirc Botanical Garden - Exceptional Trees on Waymarking.com

The Botanical Garden of Zirc, formed from the English garden of the Cistercian Abbey of Zirc, collects and presents plants indigenous to the Bakony Hills. A total of nearly 600 different species of trees and bushes can be found in the garden, including this Pedunculate Oak and and a row of linden trees planted in 1809. According to records, this oak is the eldest tree in the garden.

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A zirci cisztercita apátság angolkertjébõl kialakult Zirci Botanikus kert a Bakony õshonos növényeit gyujti és mutatja be. Közel 600 különbözõ bokor- és fafaj található a kertben, köztük ez a kocsányos-tölgy és az 1809-ben ültetett híres hársfasor. A feljegyzések szerint ez a fa az arborétum legidõsebb fája, 400 évesre becsülik, magassága 25 m, kerülete 4,26 m.

Genus/Species: Quercus robur Height: 82 Girth: 14 Method of obtaining height: Reliable source Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source Location type: Park Age: 400 Website reference: [Web Link] Parking coordinates: N 47° 15.901 W 017° 52.698 Walk time: 10 Historical significance: Not listed Planter: Not listed Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed

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