Storm Eunice has felled six monumental trees in Drenthe. The oldest and thickest green beech in Drenthe is one of them. The gigantic tree stood in a garden on Stapelerweg in the hamlet of De Stapel, near De Wijk. The tree in the driveway of the residents has now been sawn to pieces.
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André Efftink of the Bomenwacht thinks it is a shame, but is somewhat relieved. “Had the storm been in October, if there were still leaves on the trees, the damage could not have been foreseen. I could not have foreseen two of these six, but they were trees that were already having problems. The green beech was already years in a decline phase and has now come to its own end.”
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Monumental
In Drenthe there are 6,785 monumental trees, the Bomenwacht has 2,834 in maintenance. These are trees older than one hundred and fifty years, which are iconic and cultural-historically valuable.
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The green beech has been cared for by the Bomenwacht since 1985 and was huge: a trunk with a diameter of 216 centimeters and the crown had a diameter of more than 20 meters. The tree has been there since about 1750 and was a defining feature of De Stapel hamlet.
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