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[10] n/a Hannäs, Åtvidaberg, Östergötland County [11] [12] Wych elm: Stoutest wych elm in Sweden, circumference of 7.8 m n/a Svensbo, Torpön, Ydre, Östergötland County [13] [14] Hybrid, likely between Nordmann fir and silver fir: Stoutest hybrid fir in Sweden, 5.3 m n/a Asby, Ydre, Östergötland County [13] [15] Common oak: Oldest non ...
A forest in Dalarna. Sweden is covered by 68% forest. [1] In southern Sweden, human interventions started to have a significant impact on broadleaved forests around 2000 years ago, where the first evidence of extensive agriculture has been found. [2]
The Ekeby oak tree (Swedish: Ekebyhovseken) is an oak tree in Ekerö outside Stockholm, Sweden, close to Ekebyhov Castle. It is the largest living deciduous tree in Sweden by volume. [1] The Ekeby oak is approximately 500 years old. [2] It was declared a natural monument in 1956. [3]
Carl Linnaeus [a] (23 May 1707 [note 1] – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné, [3] [b] was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming organisms. He is known as the "father of modern taxonomy". [4]
The crown is columnar or conic in young trees, becoming rounded with age, with branches angled upwards. The leaves are green above, and densely hairy with white hairs beneath. 7–12 cm (2.8–4.7 in) long and 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in) broad, the leaves are lobed, with six to nine oval lobes on each side of the leaf.
It is 14 metres (46 ft) high, with a trunk approximately 13 metres (43 ft) in circumference and a volume of approximately 60 cubic metres (78 cu yd), making it one of the largest trees in Sweden. [4] According to Eksjö Municipality , it is the oldest tree in Scandinavia and the largest in circumference.
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