Kongeegen

Kongeegen (the King Oak) is a renowned oak tree in Denmark. It grows in Jægerspris Nordskov (Jægerspris North Forest) near Jægerspris, on the island of Sjælland.^[1] A scientific investigation in 1965 of the tree's rings indicated that the tree has an estimated age of 1500–2000 years, and may well be the oldest living oak in northern Europe.^[2] It probably originally grew in an open meadow,^[3] to account for its short trunk and low branching, with other taller forest trees growing up around it subsequently. Kongeegen is located in the same forest as Snoegen and Storkeegen.

References

^ Wonders, Karen. "Cathedral Grove - European Tree Websites".
^ "Pedunculate oak 'Kongeegen' in Jægerspris Nordskov in Jægerspris".
^ Vaupell, Christian (1863). De danske skove (in Danish). Philipsen. pp. 128–9. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

55°54′37″N 11°59′21″E / 55.91028°N 11.98917°E / 55.91028; 11.98917

[1] Wonders, Karen. "Cathedral Grove - European Tree Websites".

[2] "Pedunculate oak 'Kongeegen' in Jægerspris Nordskov in Jægerspris".

[Vaupell1863-3] Vaupell, Christian (1863). De danske skove (in Danish). Philipsen. pp. 128–9. Retrieved 12 October 2010.

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