The Bukoshi Oak is a natural heritage monument of botanical character, located in the village of Bukosh in Vushtrri Municipality, Kosovo.[1][2]
| Bukoshi Oak | |
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 The Bukoshi Oak in May 2019 | |
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| Native name | Lisi i Bukoshit (Albanian) |
| Species | Oak (Quercus) |
| Location | Bukoshi, Vushtrri  Kosovo |
| Coordinates | 42°48′14″N 20°55′33″E / 42.803972°N 20.925889°E |
| Date seeded | Circa 1870 |
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The Bukoshi Oak is an oak tree (genus Quercus) with trunk perimeter dimensions which at the base of the trunk are 3.10 cm (1.22 in) while the maximum length / height of its crown is about 22 m (72 ft ). Its exact age is not known, but it is said that when the construction of the railway line [1] Skopje - Fushë Kosova - Mitrovica began, this oak was a small sapling near a freshwater spring. (It is known that the construction of this railway was completed in 1874). Near the oak, at the site of a former freshwater spring, there is now a well, which also gives the monument a hydrological character too. [2]
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References edit
- ^ a b "Kosovo Railways History (Historiku i Hekurudhave të Kosovës)" (PDF) (in Albanian). Hekurudhat e Kosovës. 2010. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ a b "History of Macedonian Railways through photo documentation". Macedonian Railways (Hekurudhat e Maqedonisë - Македонски Железници). 2013. Archived from the original on 2017-08-17. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
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