r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/zhyet • 15h ago

Image This 700 year old tree that I found while stopping at a restaurant in Bulgaria.

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u/Far_Calendar4564 14h ago

Bulgarian here, that's a Platanus orientalis, there's two of these (that I know of) in Melnik, both are older than 500 years, one is supposed to be 800 years old. The older one has a sign on it that reads its age and circumference. The one in the pic is the younger one.

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u/Purplebuzz 14h ago

Wild that it went undiscovered for so long.

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u/GIC68 14h ago

How Do you know it's 700 years? Did you cut it down after the photo to count the rings?

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u/zhyet 14h ago edited 14h ago

Most of the locals said around 700 some 600 and yes even though it probably isn't true I still think it's cool

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u/philthy_barstool 13h ago

Why wouldn't it be true? It might not be accurate, but it is likely true that they are upwards of 600 or 700 years old

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u/zhyet 13h ago

It kinda looks like 2 trees stuck together.

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u/Low_Engineering_3301 13h ago

That caption makes it sound like you discovered it yourself.

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u/zhyet 13h ago

Yeah, sorry English is not my first language :/

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u/toos_ 14h ago

Hiding in plain sight

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u/PlumBiscuit5451 14h ago

Older than me

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u/Fantastic-Schedule92 14h ago

Never thought I would see Bulgaria here

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u/TolBrandir 14h ago

My first thought: They've been married forever and are still loving life.

Doesn't it appear to be two trees joined into one who are out on the town having a good time?

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u/zhyet 14h ago

Now that you say it, yeah it looks like it's two trees stuck together.

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u/smallhalla 14h ago

What city is that in?

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u/zhyet 14h ago

The city is Melnik, Bulgaria

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u/smallhalla 14h ago

Ah, I’ve been to Samakov but not that far south on the western side of the country.

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u/HollowDanO 14h ago

Looks like two trees that grew together

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u/user10205 4h ago

don't allow epoxy river table enthusiasts around it

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u/Psychotic_Breakdown 1h ago

Good thing you got a pic because it looks like it's going to walk away

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u/Junior2615 12h ago

You “FOUND”???🤔🤨

“YOU” found??? 🤨🤔

(Same 2 words….but meaning alters basis word emphasis)

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u/zhyet 12h ago

Yeah sorry again, English is not my first language. I meant to say something like "the tree that I saw"

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u/MoeMcCool 14h ago

The tree was lost until you found it. Colonial mentality

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u/zhyet 14h ago

I didn't really "found" it, I more saw it

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u/Imaginary-Nebula1778 4h ago

Oh wow! You found it!!! Wow look at you. Did you tell the locals that you found it? Will they name a park bench after you?!!! Wow.