They are up to 250 years old or even older, and thanks to the favourable conditions in the woods around Ebrach, they have grown very well: The Methusalem-trees in the conservation area Spitzenberg.
With a diameter of up to 144 centimetres they belong to the strongest trees in Germany. A total of nine trees were marked as Methuselah-trees by the forestry of Ebrach. However, one of them has fallen over by now. Their bizarre forms and their size are truly fascinating as well as the 220-million-year-old bentonite by the wayside.
