ČRMOŠNJICE FIR TREE
Črmošnjice fir tree is the thickest fir tree (Abies alba Mill.) in Slovenia and at the same time the mightiest tree giant of Kočevski rog.
The lower part of the trees trunk is substantial and its canopy starts at the hight of 15 meters. Despite its age it remains strong and vital, but its yearly appositional as well as interstitial growth are slowing down. It grows on a shallow karst ground near the old Rog sawmill railway tracks.
The fir tree is a key primary species of Dinaric fir-beech woods in this area.
The measurements:
Circumference: 6,02 meters
Hight: 45,5 meters
Wood volume: 42 cubic meters
Diameter: 1,92 meters
Appositional growth: 1,5 milimeters per year
Estimated age: 280 years