Ancient apple trees spread out with 10 football fields

The apple tree in the city of Krolevets in Sumy province, Ukraine, has a lifespan of 220 years, spread over an area of ​​40,400 square meters, with 10 standard football fields.

Apple tree is 10 balls wide

The apple tree in Krolevets has dozens of bodies clinging to the ground, making it seem immortal.This ancient apple tree developed a special survival tactic to survive for centuries.From a normal apple tree, over a long period of time, the branches were sagged close to the ground and began to take root.(Photo: Stejka).

Every time a tree dies, the branches immediately fall down and take root.In 1970, apple trees had only 9 stems, but the number doubled in 2008. (Photo: Kolokray).

Today, apple trees have several main stems and many small branches with roots growing from each stem. It blooms every year when it comes to the season, but the pink flowers only appear in half of the tree. The apples that people in the region call Lozovka are medium sized, sweet and slightly sour.(Photo: Sergey Starostenko).

According to local legends, apple tree growers Prince Peter Sergeev came from the Meshchersky royal family.When Sergeev died, the apple tree cried and the branches and branches fell to the ground.The prince was buried under an apple in 1848 and the tombstone on the tomb still exists today.Another version says that the prince who planted the apple tree on the grave of his young wife died early.(Photo: Kolokray).

Some scientists have studied the apple tree in detail, but all attempts to simulate its survival mechanism fail.(Photo: Sergey Starostenko).

Sumy Provincial Council recognized apple trees as local monuments in 1997 and upgraded to a national monument in 1998. (Photo: Sergey Starostenko).