Protected tree
Tamme-Lauri tamm
This oak near Urvaste, about 17 metres tall and more than 8 metres round, is thought to date from around 1326, and it once decorated the back of the ten-kroon banknote. Lightning has struck it repeatedly, hollowing out the trunk and taking off its crown, yet it is still alive. The hollow was once so roomy that seven people could stand inside, and during restoration work in the 1970s an old Forest Brothers' hiding place was found within it; the cavity was then filled with eight tonnes of reinforced concrete. One legend says the tree grew from a piece of carriage that a Swedish king struck into the ground.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
See Urvaste lähedal kasvav tamm, umbes 17 meetrit kõrge ja üle 8 meetri ümbermõõduga, arvatakse pärinevat umbes 1326. aastast ning see kaunistas kunagi kümnekroonise rahatähe tagakülge. Välk on puud korduvalt tabanud, õõnestanud tüve ja murdnud ladva, kuid tamm elab edasi. Õõnsus oli kunagi nii avar, et sinna mahtus seisma seitse inimest, ning 1970. aastate hooldustöödel leiti selle seest metsavendade vana peidupaik; seejärel täideti õõs kaheksa tonni raudbetooniga. Ühe muistendi järgi kasvas puu tõllaosast, mille Rootsi kuningas maasse lõi.