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A thousand year-old plane tree, growing in a pine forest at Curinga (Catanzaro, Calabria) hopes to win the prize for the European Tree of the Year contest 2021.

The “Gigante Buono” (Good Giant), as it is called by the locals, has already scooped the “Best Loved Tree in Italy” award. Believed to have been planted by the monks of the nearby 10^th century Hermitage of Sant'Elia, the giant rises to a height of 31.5 metres, with a trunk of 14.75 metre circumference. The hollow in its base can contain up to 10 people and during its long life it has often provided shelter for shepherds, wayfarers and brigand bands.

Source: www.lacnews24.it