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| '''Tsar Oak''' (Belarussian: Царь-дуб) is one of the largest and strongest oak-trees in ]. Circumference {{convert|640|cm|in|abbr=on}},<ref>Trunk circumferences are measured at breast height: 130 cm (51 in) from the base.</ref> height {{convert|41|m|ft|abbr=on}}. The tree's volume has been estimated at {{convert|75|m3|cuft|abbr=on}}. It dried down in 1984, and for over 20 years it has been standing dead on the edge of the valley of ] river. Today the trunk is totally devoid of bark and some of the branches have broken off and lie at the base of the trunk. It was the highest oak in Polish part of Białowieża Forest. Age of the oak is estimated at 450-500 years. | |||
| Name '']'' is after russian monarch, "tsar oak" means "king oak", king of the forest. The name "tsar oak" is often given, on the areas of the East Slavonic culture, for any higher and stronger oak. It is used also in literature with this meaning.<ref>F.e. </ref> | |||
| == Belarussian Tsar Oak == | |||
| The same name, ''Tsar Oak'' (''Царь-Дуб''), has also the oldest Belarusian oak-tree, its height is 46 meters, and age – more than 800 years (in Pozhezhin Forest Station). | |||
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