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Mollestadeika

Birkenes, Italy

Mollestadeika

The Mollestad Oak (Norwegian: Mollestadeika or Vetteika) is a monumental, legendary oak near the Norwegian village of Mollestad in Birkenes Municipality, Norway. The oak has a circumference of 9.21 metres (30.2 ft), measured in 2001, and a height of around 13 metres (43 ft), which makes the Mollesta

d Oak one of the largest trees in Norway. Its age is estimated at 1000 years. The oak is traditionally a knot oak and the trunk extends to a height of 4 metres (13 ft). The oak is located on a field. In the direction of the oak from the road, there is a grassy strip over which the oak can be reached.

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