Ivande fir

Picture by M. Zeltins, May 2005

Picture by M. Zeltins, May 2005

Coordinates: N 57°00'01,6" E 21°45'31,9"

Location: Kuldiga district, Ivande municipality, in the Lielivande manor (now - school) park, 20m SE from the palace.

Girth: 4,48 m
Height: 38 m
Projection of the crown: 215 m2
Length of branches: up to 11, 5 m

Description: Largest silver fir (Abies alba) in Latvia. The top of this enormous tree rises high above the other trees in this park and is seen from Kuldiga - Alsunga road.
This tree has been planted around 1840, when there was developed park, soon after completion of Ivande palace.
Wood volume - 23 m³. At the height of 15 m the trunk divides in two tree-tops, some smaller branches rise up ar tree-tops as well.

Picture by M. Zeltins, May 2005