Downy oak from Contrada Montesano - Muti
Monumental tree included in the national list (DM N.5450 of 19/12/2017)
Location: Contrada Montesano - Muti - Chiaramonte Gulfi
Type: Single shaft
Species: Downy oak (Quercus pubescens Willd)
Aspects of monumentality: a) age and / or size b) shape and bearing c) ecological value g) historical, cultural, religious value
Curiosity: An ancient local legend is associated with the plant, which perhaps gives rise to the district itself. A farmer fell asleep at the base of the tree; he saw in a dream a great dazzling light and heard a voice spoke to him promising to let him find a chest (truvatura) full of treasures after three days, as long as he did not tell the secret to anyone. Back home he couldn't help but tell everything to his wife, who urged him to go back to where the tree was, even though it was already dark, and to dig, he confided in his wife who dragged him back to dig around the roots up to the Sunrise. When the new day dawned, they saw a dazzling light and the two lost their voices forever.
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DATASHEET
Regional data sheet: N. 02 / C612 / RG / 19
Location: Contrada Montesano - Muti - Chiaramonte Gulfi
Type: Single shaft
Species:Downy oak (Quercus pubescens Willd)
Altitude (above sea level): 450
Estimated age: 260 (Prov. Reg.le di Ragusa - UOA Natural Reserves and UOIV SIT); 300-400 years (The big trees of Sicily)
Urban context: No.
Property: private
Access route: At the edge of the provincial 93 for the Muti district
Aspects of monumentality: a) age and / or size b) shape and bearing c) ecological value f) landscape value
Height (m): 17
Circumference (cm): 460
Constraints (Protection): Protected tree Art. 7 Law 10/2013
Proposed Declaration Notable of Public Interest: No
Other references: a tab is present in "The big trees of Sicily" (Regional Agency for State Forests of Sicily)
For more information on Monumental Trees, see the card: Monumental trees
For the list of monumental trees in Sicily see the card: List of Monumental Trees of Sicily
Card insertion: Ignazio Caloggero
Photo card: Main photo: Giulio Lettica Photo below: http://www.lastampa.it/
Information contributions: Web, Region of Sicily
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