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(un)Official account of the Ministry of Swedish Oak | Safeguarding Sweden's arboreal heritage | Growing a sustainable future rooted in nature's strength

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It’s time for the daily year-end countdown of the 31 stoutest oaks 🌳 in Sweden 🇸🇪!

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The 31st stoutest oak in Sweden is the 'Elleholm Oak' in Blekinge. It has a circumference of 8.24 meters (325 inches).
📷 Naturum Blekinge

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Great news!

There is still life left in the mighty Kvilleken!

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The Oak of Väderstad. My new friend 🌳🌳🌳

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Do you also find yourself staring at a tree and losing track of time?

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@mymeadowcards Yes, one single branch. They say every year is the last and they’ve been saying that for many years

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Crown Princess Victoria visited the world's thickest oak tree – the Kville Oak, which has a circumference of over 14 meters. The trip was part of her ambition to visit all 30 of Sweden's national parks

📷 Kungahuset

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I paid a visit to my old friend, the Bosgård Oak - a mighty tree with a circumference of 8.5 meters, standing proudly near the E4 highway in Östergötland!

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Greetings from me and my new found Vietnamese friend!

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Found an amazing banyan tree in the backstreets of Hanoi 💚

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@keeper_of_books 😊😊😊

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’Oaks and Cars’
Part 1/ ‘Odder’

📷 Christian Overby

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Oak and car
Part 19/

[Adam Treeshepherd Rutsch @keeper_of_books]

good morning treepeople and happy #ThickTrunkTuesday

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Oak and Cars
Part 18/ ‘Big Belly’

📷 Constable & Robinsson

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Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from me and my Oakie friend!

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Happy #ThickTrunkTuesday from me behind my chunky friend!

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It's hard to imagine all that this oak has witnessed 🌳

Happy New Year wishes from the Swedish forests!

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Nº 1 on the daily year-end countdown of Sweden’s 🇸🇪 stoutest Oaks is Kvilleken!
It’s considered to be Sweden's oldest and largest tree, if not the largest oak in all of Europe in terms of girth. It measures 14 meters in circumference and is at least a thousand years old.

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@JennyHesford Very impressive!

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@JennyHesford 😍😯😍😯😍😯😍😯💚

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@JBPhotos_UK Wow!

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Happy new year to all friends out there!