Look at this 'old man'! As you know oak tree can be very, very old.
North of Copenhagen lives such 'an old oak' called Kongeegen (the King Oak).
It grows in Jægerspris Nordskov (Jægerspris North Forest) near Jægerspris.
It has an estimated age of 1500–2000 years, and may well be the oldest
living organism in northern Europe. It probably originally grew in an open meadow
to account for its short trunk and low branching, with other taller forest trees
growing up around it subsequently.
Above you see the 'traditional Danish acorn'
Some trees provides us (me!) with SMALL acorns...
and some with HUGE ones! I feel so lucky...this is really
a good example of 'finding happiness in the smallest things' :OD
Nature is a magical place!
6 comments:
This is a wonderful post Mette, I didn't know that oak trees could live anywhere near as long as this one has. It is beautiful in it's old age.
Yes there is beauty in small things, all we have to do is notice it. We have English oaks growing near us and they have acorns which look very similar to your photo of the Danish acorn but I have never seen a small acorn like the one you are holding.
Hi Marilyn! I think that the 'Danish' oak tree/acorn is a north European type...so that's why it is like the one you know...
We see more and more (red) American oak trees around here...which has the acorns like the ones I'm holding. The funny thing is that one of the trees I saw yesterday only grew these small, small ones...although the tree was old :O)
Wow! 2000 years...How marvelous. It make me think in the "Ents" of Tolkien...Thanks for this lovely post.
Yes, you're right about, Maria! And maybe that tree have seen some vikings ;O)
Thanks for the link!
Joyce Gibson
Oh, you should not thank me...I'm the one who thank you!! Such a wonderful piece of art!! Thanks!
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