Kaive Oak
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The Kaive Oak is an oak tree
(Quercus robur) in Tukums district
, Latvia
. It is situated about 500 m from Kaive Manor, in a meadow. It is protected as a natural monument
in Latvia.
Girth: 10,2 m, height: 18,0 m, projection of the crown: 250 m², length of branches: up to 13,7 m.
It is the thickest tree in Latvia and in all Baltic States
.
Oak Tree
Oak Tree may refer to:*Oak, the tree*Oak Tree, County Durham, a village in County Durham, England*The Oaktree Foundation, a youth-run aid and development agency*Oak Tree National, golf club in Edmond, Oklahoma...
(Quercus robur) in Tukums district
Tukums District
Tukums District was an administrative division of Latvia, located in Courland region, in the country's west.Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009....
, Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
. It is situated about 500 m from Kaive Manor, in a meadow. It is protected as a natural monument
Natural Monument
A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance....
in Latvia.
Girth: 10,2 m, height: 18,0 m, projection of the crown: 250 m², length of branches: up to 13,7 m.
It is the thickest tree in Latvia and in all Baltic States
Baltic states
The term Baltic states refers to the Baltic territories which gained independence from the Russian Empire in the wake of World War I: primarily the contiguous trio of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania ; Finland also fell within the scope of the term after initially gaining independence in the 1920s.The...
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