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The highest aspen in Estonia

 
Valga County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area

The tallest known aspen in Estonia (Populus tremula) has a height of 43.2 metres. The aspens growing next to it also have a height exceeding 43 meters. The exceptional height of the aspen was revealed by analysing remote sensing data, after which RMK employees and researchers from the Estonian University of Life Sciences also measured the tree with an electron tachymeter.
The diameter of the tree at chest height was measured to be 49.4 cm in 2021. The age of the tree was estimated to be 93 years, based on the growth rings from the core sample collected in the same year. Until 2021, the 41.6-metre-tall aspen tree growing in the Järvselja Forest District, in Tartu County, was believed to be the tallest aspen in Estonia. The area is famous for the activities of Count Friedrich Georg Magnus Berg (16 February 1845-22 March 1938). He paid special attention to oaks, with oak alleys located only a few hundred metres from here. Whether Count Berg’s hand was at work with the birth of this aspen tree is unknown.


Parking

by the road

Amenities

The tree is marked with an information board

Additional Information

Before going on a nature walk please read the Environmental code of conduct, rules of conduct and waste-sorting policy

Contact

Telephone: +372 501 9564

E-mail: info.pahni@rmk.ee

Object type: rest stop

Location info

Location : Valga County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area

Tiidu village, Otepää municipality, Valga county

Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.935479
Longitude: 26.238892
L-EST 97x: 6423761
L-EST 97y: 632607

Telephone:
+372 501 9564
E-mail:
info.pahni@rmk.ee
Object type:
rest stop
Location info
Location:
Valga County, Haanja-Karula Recreation Area
Tiidu village, Otepää municipality, Valga county
Coordinates:

Long-Lat WGS 84
Latitude: 57.935479
Longitude: 26.238892
L-EST 97x: 6423761
L-EST 97y: 632607