Monumental beech Groenesteeg
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naj16
N 52° 09.437 E 004° 30.209
31U E 602849 N 5779597
Big red beech at cemetery in Leiden.
This tree is the thickest red beech in Zuid Holland.
Waymark Code: WMG4E6
Location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Date Posted: 01/11/2013
Views: 20
Hidden behind a building on the old cemetery Groenesteeg you can find this huge red beech. It is a rarity in its kind, mainly due to the low branching at a height of two meters above the place where the red crown of the rootstock is grafted.
The construction of the cemetery started in 1827 on a bastion of the Leiden city wall. In this construction period also the beech is planted.
Genus/Species: red beech (Fagus sylvatica)
Height: 49
Girth: 23
Method of obtaining height: Reliable source
Method of obtaining girth: Reliable source
Location type: Other public property
Age: 183
Website reference: [Web Link]
Parking coordinates: N 52° 09.482 W 004° 30.158
Walk time: 2
Historical significance: Not listed
Planter: Not listed
Photograpy coordinates: Not Listed
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