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Flora Flora · Swabian Alb · 473 m

Silver poplar

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  • Silver poplar
    Silver poplar
    Photo: Gemeindearchiv Bad Boll, CC BY-ND, District of Göppingen
Around 200-year-old silver poplar with a trunk circumference of six meters and an impressive view over Bad Boll and the Three Imperial Mountains.
The silver poplar in Bad Boll is a striking natural monument and is one of the most impressive trees in the region. With an age of around 150 to 200 years and a trunk circumference of around six meters, it is one of the oldest and most important specimens of its kind in Germany.

Its bright, silvery shimmering leaf background gave the poplar its name and gives it a lively, almost shimmering appearance, especially in the wind. Due to its size, vitality and rarity, it is considered by experts to be a unique specimen of supra-regional importance.

The location is also a popular vantage point. From here, a wide view opens up over Bad Boll, the Stauferland region and the striking mountain ranges of the Drei Kaiserberge. The combination of imposing tree form and wide panorama makes the silver poplar a worthwhile destination for walks, short hikes and photo tours.

As a protected natural monument, it is under special care. Its preservation is of great importance not only from an ecological but also from a cultural-historical point of view - as a living witness to past generations and as a defining landmark of the landscape around Bad Boll.

Public transport

Take bus line 20 from Göppingen central bus station to Bad Boll - Badstraße/Gruibinger Straße stop -

You can find the district timetable at: www.vvs.de/fahrplan

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48.632029, 9.611106
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48°37'55.3"N 9°36'40.0"E
UTM
32U 545026 5386731
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Gruibinger Straße
73087 Bad Boll
Baden-Württemberg
http://www.bad-boll.de
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