The giant oak in the center of the village of Stuzhytsia, nicknamed "Grandfather-Oak", is considered by ecologists to be one of the oldest in Ukraine - its age is estimated at 1200 years (according to old data - 500 years).
The girth of the tree trunk is 9 meters, the height is more than 30 meters.
According to legend, the acorn from which the oak tree grew was brought from Hungary by a huge fairy boar. There are many other legends associated with "Grandfather-Oak".
Bequeathed in 1968. It was considered the oldest until recently, until a tree of an even older age was discovered nearby - the Champion-oak.
Last update
3/25/2024
Categories | Natural object |
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Address | Stuzhytsia |
Coordinates | 49.0293° N, 22.5909° E Coordinates copied |
Official site | https://uzhanskyi-park.in.ua/l... |
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