Snoegen

Snoegen

Snoegen was an ancient English oak located in located in Jægerspris Nordskov, near the town Jægerspris in Denmark. Snoegen is located in the same forest as Kongeegen and Storkeegen. Snoegen didn’t come out since 1991 but 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.

Reference

  1. 1 2 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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