At the centre of the star forest near Amerongen is the lone oak, a clearly solitary tree. Built around 1790, this star forest was originally shaped like a wagon wheel with eight spokes. This oak was probably planted in 1792 during the construction of the star forest. The construction, at the highest point of Amerongse berg, was commissioned by the owners of Amerongen castle, who owned a large property here. Over the years, the character of the terrain had deteriorated significantly, for example by the disappearance of a number of spokes. Restoration was started in 1990, in 2004 the Douglas fir forest within the circle was cut down and the eight spokes were replanted with beeches. Since then, the lone oak tree has again stood out prominently in the centre of the circular structure that was also called 'The Manege'.
Information board (State Forestry Commission) at the Star Forest
Photo was taken by photographing the tree from different angles and superimposing these photos's.
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Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Netherlands
Germany
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands