The Ekeby oak tree ( sv, Ekebyhovseken) is an

oak tree An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably ''L ...

Ekerö Ekerö is a locality (urban area) and the seat of Ekerö Municipality in Stockholm County, Sweden, with 11,524 inhabitants in 2017. It is also an alternative name of the island Ekerön, on which the Ekerö urban area is situated. Sports The ...

outside Stockholm, Sweden, close to Ekebyhov Castle. It is the largest living deciduous tree in Sweden by volume. The Ekeby oak is approximately 500 years old. It was declared a

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in 1956. There are many old trees around Ekebyhov Castle; the oak, sometimes called ''Ekeröjätten'' (the Ekerö giant) stands alone in a field south of the castle, where it had no competition for space from other trees. It was measured in 2008 as the largest tree by volume in Sweden."Vård av gamla träd i Ekebyhov"
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, 27 January 2011 (pdf) .

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* Geography of Stockholm County Individual oak trees Natural monuments Monuments and memorials in Sweden Individual trees in Sweden {{quercus-stub

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