Rumskulla oak

The tree is more than 1,000 years old[http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar/SiteCollectionDocuments/Sv/djur-och-natur/vaxter-och-djur/biol-mangf/tr%C3%A4dfaktablad_20Kalmar_2020091.pdf Faktablad: Skyddsvärda träd i kulturlandskapet], Länsstyrelsen Kalmar {{in lang|sv}} (pdf) and was first described by Magnus Gabriel Craelius in 1772 in Försök till ett landskaps beskrivning ("Essay in the description of a landscape"). It is {{convert|14|m|ft}} high, with a trunk approximately {{convert|13|m|ft}} in circumference and a volume of approximately {{convert|60|m3|cuyd}}, making it one of the largest trees in Sweden.[http://norgig.com/national/se/big_trees.html "Sveriges största lövträd"], Norgig, updated 30 October 2009 {{in lang|sv}} According to Eksjö Municipality, it is the oldest tree in Scandinavia and the largest in circumference.[http://www.eksjo.se/kommunen/som_plats/taetorter/mariannelund "Mariannelund"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212855/http://www.eksjo.se/kommunen/som_plats/taetorter/mariannelund |date=2014-01-04 }}, Eksjö kommun, retrieved 17 November 2013 {{in lang|sv}}Eva Hernbäck, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150923232929/http://www.dn.se/Pages/Article.aspx?id=890901&epslanguage=sv "Stor, större störst"], Dagens Nyheter, 3 August 2002 {{in lang|sv}}

There was an iron band around the trunk to support it, thought to have been put there in the 19th century. It was partially replaced after being cut in 2005 by someone who said he wanted to "free" the tree.[http://www.svd.se/nyheter/inrikes/sabotor-ville-befria-gammal-ek_439079.svd "Sabotör ville befria gammal ek"], Svenska Dagbladet, 15 July 2005, updated 12 October 2007 {{in lang|sv}} In 2013, new interventions, such as wire supports, were installed.{{Cite web|last=Hester|first=Jessica Leigh|date=2019-05-07|title=The End Is Near for One of Sweden's Oldest Trees|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/swedens-oldest-oak-tree|access-date=2021-05-15|website=Atlas Obscura|language=en}} A chain a little higher up prevents the trunk from splitting; the tree is now completely hollow. Climbing has been forbidden since 1998 and there is a fence around the tree; going closer than {{convert|5|m|ft}} is not permitted.Lars Landström, [http://allehanda.se/mer/kultur/bocker/1.2442339-vackert-om-den-alskade-eken "Vackert om den älskade eken"], Allehanda.se, 25 October 2010 {{in lang|sv}}

The hollow trunk of the tree was the location for sex scenes in I Am Curious (Yellow), a 1967 film by Vilgot Sjöman.Sveriges Natur 78 (1987) [https://books.google.com/books?id=jthJAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Jag+%C3%A4r+nyfiken+-+gul%22+%28eller+var+det+-+bl%C3%A5%29%3F+I+s%C3%A5+fall+har+ni+inte+gl%C3%B6mt+vad+Lena+Nyman+och+B%C3%B6rje+Ahlstedt+gjorde+uppe+i+ett+tr%C3%A4d%2C+och+som+gjorde+att+filmen+gick+klirrande+bra+lite+varstans+i+v%C3%A4rlden.+Tr%C3%A4det+var+eken+vid+Norra+Kvill+och+aldrig p. 118] {{in lang|sv}}Vilgot Sjöman, I Am Curious (Yellow), scenario tr. Martin Minow and Jenny Bohman, Evergreen black cat book B-184, New York: Applause, 1968, {{ISBN|978-0-936839-53-0}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=njNuH0bxRYAC&dq=%22I+am+Curious+%28Yellow%29%22+oak&pg=PA140 p. 140]. The film was controversial when first released, including being banned in Massachusetts; in a case that went all the way to the Supreme Court of the United States, it was ultimately determined not to be obscene.[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/396/976/case.html Supreme.justitia.com:BYRNE v. KARALEXIS – 396 U.S. 976 (1969)]. Retrieved 17 November 2013.[http://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/401/216/case.html Supreme.justitia.com:Byrne v. Karalexis – 401 U.S. 216 (1971)]. Retrieved 17 November 2013.

The Rumskulla oak is registered as a national natural object of interest with the Swedish National Heritage Board and in 2008, the Kvill Nature Reserve ({{langx|sv|Kvills naturreservat}}) was created around it as the first nature reserve in the municipality. The {{convert|29.4|ha|acre|adj=on}} preserve was created to preserve a traditionally open landscape with large oaks and other deciduous trees which contrasts with the nearby pine woods.[http://www2.naturskyddsforeningen.se/kretsar-lan/kalmar/sevedebygden/norra-kvill/naturreservat/ "Naturreservatet i Kvill"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100905215515/http://www.naturskyddsforeningen.se/kretsar-lan/Kalmar/sevedebygden/norra-kvill/naturreservat/ |date=2010-09-05 }}, Norra Kvill, Naturskyddsföreningen, updated 3 July 2013 {{in lang|sv}} It is adjacent to Norra Kvill National Park.[http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar/sv/djur-och-natur/skyddad-natur/naturminnen/Pages/index.aspx "Naturminnen"], Länsstyrelsen Kalmar län, retrieved 17 November 2013 {{in lang|sv}} The tree is accessible for disabled people.[http://www.lansstyrelsen.se/kalmar/sv/kalender/2012/Pages/invigning-vid-kvilleken.aspx "Invigning vid Kvilleken"], Länsstyrelsen Kalmar län, retrieved 17 November 2013 {{in lang|sv}}

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{{Reflist|30em}}

• {{commonscat-inline|Rumskullaeken|Rumskulla oak}}
• Per Eliasson. [http://www.ne.se/rep/rumskullaeken-sveriges-%C3%A4ldsta-tr%C3%A4d "Rumskullaeken: Sveriges äldsta träd"]. Nationalencyklopedin 2002 {{in lang|sv}}
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20120531094639/http://www.vimmerbyturistbyra.se/en/experiencing/nature/50/kvill-oak/ Kvill Oak]. Vimmerby tourist office
• [http://www.monumentaltrees.com/en/swe/kalmar/vimmerby/945_kvilleken/1701/ Photo (June 2014)]
• [http://www.internationaloaksociety.org/ International Oak Society.org – look for "The Mighty Oak of Kvill"]

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