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Dendrománia - Giant Trees of Hungary

Presentation in the series "Evenings in the Bagolyvár".

Presenter: György Pósfai

Location: Szeged, Boldogasszony sgt. 6. upmost level, Big Lecture Hall
Date: 2019. szept. 30. 17:30

The 5th European Champion Tree Forum meeting will take place on May 7-10 in the Gemenc Forest, Hungary. We are planning a smaller meeting with 15-20 participants. The highlight of the meeting will be a visit to the champion black poplar with a 12 m girth. If interested, but not on our regular mailing list, write an email to me.

The 2014 meeting of Hungarian "dendromaniacs" (8-10 devoted treehunters) will take place in the Gemenc region on May 9-11. If someone wants to join us on a hiking trip, should write an email to me (posfaigyorgy@dendromania.hu) for more information.

A huge black poplar was found in the Gemenc forest. Péter Csejtei stumbled upon a big tree on a photo trip, and posted the photo on Facebook. Gergely Szombathelyi and Adrien Fekete then visited and measured the tree. On Sept. 21, a group of >20 treehunters gathered in Baja, and made a trip to the tree. We measured a girth of 1200 cm, the largest of any tree in Hungary currently. Estimated height: 30-35 m. Estimated age: 100 years. The tree is healthy, and seems to have a merged trunk. Photos in the Sept. 2013 photo gallery.

The annual meeting of Hungarian "dendromaniacs" (8-10 devoted treehunters) will take place in the Bakony mountains on Oct 12-13, 2013. If someone wants to join us on a hiking trip, should write an email to me for more information.