Ancient tree

1991/06/01 Elhuyar Zientzia Iturria: Elhuyar aldizkaria

• Botanika

It is intended to preserve an old oak of 500 years located in Labama, for which an intensive care unit has been built in its surroundings.

It is intended to preserve an old oak of 500 years located in Alabama, for which an intensive care unit has been built in its surroundings. The cost of this unit is 3 million pesetas and is intended to protect this old oak from the massacre of trees in the area. 7.6 meters in diameter is one of the oldest trees in America.

Last year one of them wanted to kill the tree by cutting the trunk through a chainsaw and thus cutting the communication between leaves and roots.

These measures have been taken thereafter. The special unit aims to achieve an adequate system of heat, humidity and irrigation. It seems that the tree has risen and will soon be about to live alone.