In Zalishchyky, efforts are underway to save the 600-year-old "Oak by the Dniester"
In Zalishchyky, in the Ternopil region, a tender was announced for a comprehensive survey and the development of recommendations regarding the preservation of the “Oak on the Dniester,” a botanical natural monument of local significance.
The city budget has allocated 30,000 hryvnias for this work, as a large hollow has formed in the trunk of the more than 600-year-old tree, threatening its continued existence.
This unique oak grows in Zalishchyky Lower Park next to the Dniester River near the Brunitsky Palace. The Zalishchyky Municipal Utility Company engaged the sole bidder—the Berezhany Agrotechnical Institute, a separate division of the National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine—to carry out the work. The institute’s specialists are to conduct a detailed assessment of the monument’s condition and provide their expert recommendations on preserving the trunk’s defects and slowing the tree’s deterioration by October 30.
Earlier, in July, the condition of the ancient tree had already been analyzed by staff of the “Dniester Canyon” National Nature Park. At that time, the specialists took samples of fungal rot from a hollow in the lower part of the trunk and recommended installing a special fence and a warning sign, regularly loosening the soil in the area around the trunk, install supports under the massive side branch, and remove dry branches, ensuring that the cut surfaces are properly treated afterward.
This was reported by the publication “ZAXID.NET.”
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