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A Natural Curiosity: A Giant Larch Tree in Matsch in Vinschgau

Summary

A brief report notes an exceptionally massive larch tree near the Ellenhof by Matsch in Vinschgau. The circumference of its trunk is so immense that seven men with outstretched arms can barely span it.

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Natural curiosity.

Below the Ellenhof near Matsch, in Vinschgau, people admire a larch tree that could well be called the king of larches; for its trunk can barely be spanned by seven men with their outstretched arms.

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1825 at a glance

The year 1825 was marked by significant infrastructural progress, notably through the completion and testing of the new Stelvio Pass road as a vital trade connection between Tyrol and Lombardy. Concurrently, the region experienced economic and social developments ranging from a successful wine harvest and the promotion of local resources such as Vinschgau marble to administrative and ecclesiastical events.

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"A Natural Curiosity: A Giant Larch Tree in Matsch in Vinschgau." Der Bote für Tirol, 6 October 1825. https://digital.tessmann.it/tessmannDigital/Zeitungsarchiv/Seite/Zeitung/47/1/06.10.1825/150187/4. https://www.meran-archive.com/en/artikel/1825-10-06-eine-naturseltenheit-ein-riesiger-laerchenbaum-in-matsch-im-vinschgau