With its roots deep in the earth, it is in the flat -mown field along Edisonstraat. There is no bush around him anymore, but he survived the big hood. How is it possible that one tree is still upright in this former piece of unspoilt nature? Indebuurt sought it out.
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From the Oostweg, Van der Hagenstraat and Australiaweg you can see the tree standing with a straight back. All bushes and other trees have disappeared around it. This area will soon change to a new residential area.
Mammoth tree
According to the municipality, it is a sequoia, or a mammoth tree. Because of its special character, the municipality left the pine tree. Future residents of the new -build neighborhood Edisonpark get a lot of greenery in their neighborhood with this tree. According to the Tree Foundation Is it a mammoth tree that has the largest tribal volume in the world!
Boomhuts
The Sequoia originates from California. There the Cipres can reach 50 to 80 meters high and reach a tribe thickness of 25 meters. Living mammoth trees can live to be 3000 years old. So many coming generations in Zoetermeer can still enjoy this giant for years. As long as the municipality does not come with a logging permit of course …