Snoegen

Snoegen

Snoegen was an ancient pedunculate oak located in , near the town Jægerspris in Denmark. Snoegen is located in the same forest as Kongeegen and Storkeegen. Snoegen died in 1991 after a few seasons of decreasing foliage, and following works to erect a wooden barrier around the tree that may have damaged the root zone. The trunk still stands. Snoegen is named after the twisted trunk. The trunk had a perimeter of 8.90 meters in 1990.^[1]

It is estimated that the tree is between the 600 and 700 years old^[1] but there are also estimations who suggest an age between the 400 and 850 years.

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^ ^a ^b Pater, J. (2006). Monumentale bomen in Europa: een lange reis door de meest indrukwekkende bomen van Europa. Belgium: Lannoo NV.

Coordinates: 55°54′16.20″N 12°0′0.36″E / 55.9045000°N 12.0001000°E / 55.9045000; 12.0001000

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[Pater-1] Pater, J. (2006). Monumentale bomen in Europa: een lange reis door de meest indrukwekkende bomen van Europa. Belgium: Lannoo NV.

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