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The Lyytikkylä Oak in Finland

By Juha Fagerholm | June 10, 2021
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Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland

Sacred Oaks of Serbia

By Nikola Šušić | June 10, 2021
Quercus cerris champion tree in spring 2016. Photo from Šušić et al. (2016)

In Serbian tradition, in almost every village or hamlet there is at least one tree deemed by the inhabitants to be special.

The Anchorena Alcornoque

By Roderick Cameron | November 16, 2013
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A champion cork oak in Uruguay?

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The Lyytikkylä Oak in Finland

By Juha Fagerholm | June 10, 2021
lyytikkyla_oak_2021.jpg

Despite damage, the Lyytikkylä Oak is still the thickest oak in Finland

Sacred Oaks of Serbia

By Nikola Šušić | June 10, 2021
Quercus cerris champion tree in spring 2016. Photo from Šušić et al. (2016)

In Serbian tradition, in almost every village or hamlet there is at least one tree deemed by the inhabitants to be special.

The Anchorena Alcornoque

By Roderick Cameron | November 16, 2013
q._suber_anchorena.jpg

A champion cork oak in Uruguay?

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