Forest · Orea
Pino de las Siete Garras (Orea)
The Pino de las Siete Garras is one of the best-known veteran trees in the Alto Tajo: a Scots pine about 23 metres tall with a base circumference of 3.85 metres, in Orea. Named after the seven massive branches it once branched into; today six remain, as one dried and was removed, while another is now dead.
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From here, follow the memory of the territory
These readings connect Pino de las Siete Garras (Orea) with the history, work, and villages around it.
- Municipality
- Orea
- Province
- Guadalajara
- Altitude
- 1,545 m
- Scots pine
- 23 m
- Notable tree
- Fragility of veteran trees
A tree with its own name
It is a Pinus sylvestris (Scots pine), standing about 23 metres tall with a base girth of nearly 4 metres. It used to branch into seven thick limbs, the “claws” (garras).
A fragile giant
One of the limbs died and had to be cut away, and another of the six surviving branches is now also dead. It serves as a reminder of how vulnerable old trees can be. Please view it without climbing into the branches or trampling the soil around its base, where the root zone lies. Located in Orea.
Location
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Reference villages: Orea · Checa · Motos · Alustante.
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