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"JAGIEŁŁO" OAK
(Quercus robur)
(perimeter:550cm, height:39m)
The Jagiełło Oak is the most famous of the Białowieża
Forest oaks. King Władysław II Jagiełło is said to have rested
beneath it before the Battle of Grunwald. The tree was no older
than 450 years, with a circumference of 550 cm at 130 cm from trunk's
basis and a height of 39 m; it had large branches and a fair crown. The
tree was knocked down by wind in 1974. The log can still be seen in the
Białowieża National Park.