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The Dinoša mulberry tree is a
mulberry ''Morus'', a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae, consists of 19 species of deciduous trees commonly known as mulberries, growing wild and under cultivation in many temperate world regions. Generally, the genus has 64 subordinat ...
tree in the village of
Dinoša Dinoša ( cyrl, Диноша; ) is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It is one of several settlements part of the historical tribal region known as Gruda, inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians. Baca Kurti (c. 1807–1881 ...
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, which gushes water from its
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after heavy rainfall. It is thought that groundwater from a spring forces its way through a cavity in the tree. The phenomenon first occurred in the 1990s, and is said to occur once a year.


Background

Dinoša Dinoša ( cyrl, Диноша; ) is a village in the municipality of Tuzi, Montenegro. It is one of several settlements part of the historical tribal region known as Gruda, inhabited by a majority of ethnic Albanians. Baca Kurti (c. 1807–1881 ...
is a village in the southeastern European country of
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, around east of the capital
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. The mulberry tree was estimated to be around 100 to 150 years old as of 2022. It is thought that there are underground springs which become overwhelmed with water during heavy rains, especially during the spring and autumn. When the groundwater pressure builds it forces the water through a hollowed-out portion of the tree, pouring out of the trunk at a height of approximately . The phenomenon is said to occur once a year. Residents of Dinoša have observed the occurrence since the 1990s. The area around Dinoša has multiple streams that are fed by spring
snowmelt In hydrology, snowmelt is surface runoff produced from melting snow. It can also be used to describe the period or season during which such runoff is produced. Water produced by snowmelt is an important part of the annual water cycle in many part ...
, and an underground spring. The mulberry tree is located above reservoirs near the bank of a river. The hollows of the tree act as a relief valve for the pressure of the underground water. Following heavy rainfall, water flows from the tree for a few days while the pressure from the underground water flows are relieved through the cavity in the trunk.


See also

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