The Royal Roots of Versailles
The selection of wood used to create the magnificent
Versailles collection was harvested from the gardens
of the Chateau de Versailles. Nearly all of the rare
and old specimen trees of the castle were up-rooted
during the terrible storm of December 26 1999, most of
those trees were imported from around the world to the
Chateau de Versailles during the 18th century has part
of the 1776 gardens renovation ordered by Louis XVI.
Marie Antoinette's Oak Collection
(324 year old)
Planted in the
spring of 1679 and cared for by
André Le Nôtre
(1613-1700) landscape architect and the gardener of
King Louis XIV of France.
Marie Antoinette's
Oak
fell victim
to the same sun it had sheltered royal heads from,
dying in the drought that accompanied a heat wave in
2003.
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Marie Antoinette's Oak
- 324 years old |
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Marie Antoinette's Oak was planted in 1679 and
died during the drought of 2003. |
Old wood of Versailles
(221 to 224 year old)
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| Thuya |
Tuliper |
Paris Juniper |
Yew |
Juniper |
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223 years old |
223 year old |
224 years old |
223 year old |
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