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Michel Gandoger in an albumen silver print dated 18 March 1876, dedicated on the reverse to Roberto de Visiani - Image: PHAIDRA University of Padova Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International
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Quercus robur pictured by Michel Timacheff

By Charles Snyers ... | May 2, 2013

Michel Timacheff, IOS Member and photographer, came across an old oak near Villers-sur-Lesse in southern Belgium.  Its circumference is over 6 meters at BH. 

Chêne de Hour, Quercus robur (photo. Michel Timacheff)

 

The same oak was already a landmark at the end of the 19th century.

Chêne de Hour, Quercus robur at the end of the 19th century (photo. anon.)