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List of superlative trees in Sweden Species Record Tree name Location Picture References Norway spruce: Oldest clonal tree in Sweden, 9500 years Old Tjikko: Fulufjället, Älvdalen, Dalarna County [1] Scots pine: Oldest non-clonal pine, at least 747 years old. Formerly it was thought a pine in Muddus National Park was the oldest. n/a
The husband and wife who discovered the tree, Leif Kullman (Professor of Physical Geography at Umeå University), and Lisa Öberg (Tree scientist with a doctorate in biology and ecology from Mid Sweden University) attributed this growth spurt to global warming and gave the tree its nickname "Old Tjikko" after their late dog. [3]
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]
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The Rumskulla oak, also known as the Kvill oak, is an oak tree (Quercus robur) [1] [2] near Norra Kvill National Park in Rumskulla socken, Vimmerby, Kalmar County, Småland, Sweden. It is the oldest oak in Sweden and one of the largest trees in Scandinavia, and was first described in 1772.
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The original Ornäs birch was discovered in 1767 by Hans Gustaf Hiordt in the village of Ornäs, in the central Swedish province of Dalarna. Hiordt sent a description of the tree to the University of Uppsala botanist Carl Linnaeus. Cuttings were taken from the original tree, from which all Ornäs birch trees have been propagated. The tree fell ...
Ekeby oak tree in May 2012. 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]