Gallows Pine

Ringerike, Norway

The Gallows Pine (in Norwegian Galgefurua, also known as Signalfurua, Norwegian for the Signal Pine) is a pine at Tanbergmoen in Ringerike, Norway is a Scots pine tree. The approx. 400 years old tree is located just off the former military excursion site Jensebråten. It is about seven meters high and has a very crumpled appearance. There are several such large crumpled pine trees in the area, all of which are lush and probably very old. Up among the branches of the bile duct is a forged ring from the time when the pine was the site of executions for the district still visible. The pine tree is listed by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.

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