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Common oak

Quercus robur

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Description:

Quercus robur, commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. Quercus robur is a large deciduous tree, with circumference of grand oaks from 4 m (13 ft) to exceptional 12 m (39 ft)

Notes:

This one is 300+ years old. Location: Tuzla, Bosnia & Herzegovina.

Reference Links:

Quercus robur - Wikipedia

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Comments (4)
Neil Ross
Nice tree, and wonderful spotting. I wish we could turn the clock back 300 years. The world was in a much healthier place then.
Dijana Serhatlic
Thank you much, Tukup, glad you like it. I think it's an amazing tree. :)
Tukup
"The mighty oak." Magnificent old tree. Looks like it's in better shape than I am and I'm less than 1/4 its age. Thanks for sharing Dijana.

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Biodiversity of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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PublishedMay 3, 2019

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