List of superlative trees in Sweden
Sweden's superlative trees have been ranked by various factors. Records have been kept for trees with superlative height, wood volume, age, and stoutness. This last one means trunk diameter or girth.
Oldest pine
Stoutest larch
Tallest spruce
Tallest pine
S. and o. juniper
S. ash
T. tree
T. juniper
S. elm
S. beech
S. pine
S. spruce
Tallest beech
Superlative trees of Sweden. S= stoutest, T=Tallest, O= Oldest.
Stoutest larch
Tallest spruce
Tallest pine
Stoutest and oldest juniper
Tallest tree (silver fir)
Stoutest ash
Tallest juniper
S. elm
Stoutest beech
Stoutest pine
Stoutest spruce
Tallest beech
Superlative trees in Southern Sweden. S= stoutest, O= oldest.
| Species | Record | Tree name | Location | Picture | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norway spruce | Oldest clonal tree in Sweden, 9500 years | Old Tjikko | Fulufjället, Älvdalen, Dalarna County | 
|
[1] |
| Scots pine | Oldest non-clonal pine, at least 747 years old. Formerly it was thought a pine in Muddus National Park was the oldest. | n/a | Hornslandet, Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County | [2][3] | |
| European larch | Stoutest larch, 5.19 m. | n/a | Gävle, Gävleborg County | [4] | |
| Scots pine | Tallest pine in Sweden, 37.8 m | n/a | Gräsmark, Sunne, Värmland County | [2] | |
| Norway spruce | Tallest tree in Sweden, 49.3 m | n/a | Mölnbacka, Forshaga, Värmland County | [5] | |
| Common oak | Largest deciduous tree in Sweden by volume | Ekeby oak | Ekerö, Stockholm County | 
|
[6] |
| Common juniper | Stoutest and oldest juniper in Sweden, 2.8 m and about 600 years old. | n/a | Rå, Askersund, Örebro County | [3] | |
| Silver fir | Tallest tree in Sweden, 49.5 m. Rival spruces exists in Skåne (44 m) and Värmland (49.3 m). The tree is still growing and has a diameter of 3,3 m. | n/a | Omberg, Ödeshög, Östergötland County | [7][5][8] | |
| Common ash | Stoutest ash in Sweden, 9.97 m | n/a | Djursö, Söderköping, Östergötland County | [9] | |
| Common juniper | Tallest juniper in Sweden, 18.5 m. A 17.17 m high rival exists in Ryd, Vaggeryd.[10] | n/a | Hannäs, Åtvidaberg, Östergötland County | [11][12] | |
| Wych elm | Stoutest wych elm in Sweden, circumference of 7.8 m | n/a | Svensbo, Torpön, Ydre, Östergötland County | [13][14] | |
| Hybrid, likely between Nordmann fir and silver fir | Stoutest hybrid fir in Sweden, 5.3 m | n/a | Asby, Ydre, Östergötland County | 
|
[13][15] |
| Common oak | Oldest non-clonal tree in Sweden. Stoutest oak in Sweden, more than 1000 years old | Rumskulla oak / Kvill oak | Vimmerby, Kalmar County | 
|
[16][3] |
| Common beech | Stoutest beech, 8.1 m | n/a | Nääs Castle, Lerum, Västra Götaland County | [17] | |
| Scots pine | Stoutest pine, 4.5 m | n/a | Strängsered, Ulricehamn, Västra Götaland County | [3] | |
| Norway spruce | Stoutest pine, 5.83 m | n/a | Lindhult, Falkenberg, Halland County | [15] | |
| Common beech | Tallest beech, 41 m. | n/a | Maltesholm, Kristianstad, Skåne County | [3] |
References
[edit]- ^ Äldsta trädet på jorden
- ^ a b Fantastiska träd
- ^ a b c d e Svenska rekordträd
- ^ Lärkträd – Sveriges största/grövsta tallar.se
- ^ a b Här är Sveriges högsta träd
- ^ "GC3GPBT MMDO12: Ekebyhovseken (Traditional Cache) in Stockholm, Sweden created by fredrikr". Geocaching.com. Retrieved 2014-07-27.
- ^ Här står Sveriges högsta träd
- ^ Sveriges högsta träd
- ^ Asken på Djursö
- ^ Världens högsta en, ”Juniperus communis”, jätte-enen i Ryd
- ^ Hur gammal och stor kan en enbuske bli?
- ^ Welcome to Hannäs
- ^ a b "Stora träd i Ydre". ydre.se (in Swedish). Ydre kommun. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ Vad används olika träslag till?
- ^ a b Sveriges största enstammiga granar (omkrets minst 4 meter) tallar.se
- ^ Slutet nära för Sveriges äldsta ek
- ^ Bokkträd – Sveriges största/grövsta tallar.se