Forest · Pinilla de Molina
Washhouse Black Poplar (Pinilla de Molina): largest catalogued poplar in the comarca
The Washhouse Black Poplar of Pinilla de Molina is a specimen of Populus nigra standing about 20 metres tall with a trunk circumference of 6.24 metres, likely the largest and oldest catalogued in the Molina-Alto Tajo comarca. It grows beside the old communal washhouse, restored years ago. The village also features another notable poplar, Árbol de la Cigüeña.
- Municipality
- Pinilla de Molina
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,217 m
- Black poplar
- 6.24 m girth
- 20 m height
- Communal washhouse
A woodland giant beside the water
Beneath the shade of the historic communal washhouse in Pinilla de Molina stands a massive black poplar (Populus nigra): standing approximately 20 metres tall with a trunk perimeter of 6.24 metres measured at chest height. It represents in all likelihood the largest and oldest black poplar documented in the Molina-Alto Tajo comarca.
The tree of the washhouse
For generations, village women washed laundry in its cooling shade. The communal washhouse was restored years ago, and together the tree and stone structure offer a peaceful spot on summer afternoons.
Another veteran poplar
On the outskirts of Pinilla, on the road toward the cemetery, grows another remarkable black poplar, known as the Árbol de la Cigüeña (Stork Tree), reaching 21.5 metres in height and nearly five metres in circumference.
Location
● Reference point · ● Villages · ● Places
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Reference villages: Pinilla de Molina · Terzaga · Megina · Traíd.
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All routes →Trail 12: the Cabrillas River route (Megina)
7.9 km · 3 h · Circular
MTB route 3: La Muela, between Taravilla and Peralejos
24 km · 6 h · Linear