Storkeegen

The remains of Storkeegen.

Storkeegen was a pedunculate oak located in Jægerspris Nordskov, near the town Jægerspris in Denmark. The remains of Storkegen are located in the same forest as Kongeegen and Snoegen.^[1]

All that remains of the ancient oak is a piece of the trunk. In 1974 the trunk broke just above the lowest branch at a height of four meters. Because the lowest branch survived the tree managed to live on until 1981, when it was unfortunately killed by a hurricane. It is estimated that the tree was 800 years old.^[1]

Storkeegen is named after the nest of a white stork that built its nest in the tree sometime during the nineteenth century. In 1843 the painter painted Storkeegen and named this painting Eg med Storkerede i Nordskoven ved Jægerspris. This work became part of the Danish Royal Collection.^[1]

References[]

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

Coordinates: 55°54′40.68″N 11°58′54.00″E / 55.9113000°N 11.9816667°E / 55.9113000; 11.9816667

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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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