wonderful Oak more than 400 years old The tree growing in the municipality of Coripe (Sevilla) was chosen as the most beautiful tree in Spain in the competition organized every year by the NGO Bosques sin Fronteras, where the most symbolic tree examples in the country are recognized.
According to a statement from the City Council and as announced on the competition website, this distinction not only promotes this year’s award-winning tree, but also the Sierra Cádiz-Seville Greenway where it is located.
El Chaparro de la Vega, popularly known as this oak, received 3,429 votes to 3,715 votes. Cypresses of Glorieta de Bécquer in María Luisa Park in Seville and 2,690 Himalayan cedar from the Jerez de la Frontera Zoo Botanical Center (Cadiz).
“Witness of daily life”
Website highlights of the winning tree “Extraordinary dimensions”This makes this example “a clear reference for local people who witness this in their daily lives.”
Various recreational and festive events take place in its shadow, among which the Pilgrimage to Fátima in mid-May stands out, and for several years now, due to its uniqueness, its surroundings have served as a setting for activities related to environmental education.
On November 23, 2001 It was declared a Natural Monument by the Junta de Andalusia.
The surroundings of the century-old tree are a characteristic mountain landscape of gentle, pasture hills. However, when you break this hill horizon, you can see limestone nature slopes with vertical slopes covered with dense bushes, and “it is possible to explore this residential area and its surroundings on foot, by bicycle or on horseback.”
“Indigenous people love their trees so much that they include it in their daily recreation activities, they consider it their property, they protect it and care for it because it is part of their life history, part of their family experience.” indicates website.
All winners: https://www.xn--arbolybosquedelao-uxb.es/#after_section_3
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