Ancient Trees in Assen
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The Horse Chestnut of Overcingel
Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum). roughly 200 years, from a registered planting date around 1830. Free with a walking card from Het Drentse Landschap's Assen office (Kloosterstraat 5); open without one during the crocus season in February and March.

The Hollow Oak of Overcingel
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). roughly 230 to 280 years, from the register's planting band of 1750-1800. Free with a walking card from Het Drentse Landschap's Assen office (Kloosterstraat 5); open without one during the crocus season in February and March.

The Oak of the Hertenkamp
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). roughly 180 years, from a registered planting date around 1850. Free, public park, open daily.

The Oak of Valkenstijn
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). roughly 150 years, from a registered planting date around 1880. Free, public park, open daily.

The Heaviest Oak in Assen
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). roughly 190 years, from a registered planting date around 1840. Visible from Beilerstraat (public street), opposite house number 5. It grows on private grounds at Nassaulaan 1 and cannot be approached directly.

The Weeping Beech of Huges' Garden
Weeping Beech (Fagus sylvatica 'Pendula'). roughly 140 years, from a registered planting date around 1890. Free, public park, open daily.

The Broken Cypress of Overcingel
Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum). roughly 140 years, from a registered planting date around 1890. Free with a walking card from Het Drentse Landschap's Assen office (Kloosterstraat 5); open without one during the crocus season in February and March.

The Copper Beech of Huges' Garden
Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea). roughly 130 years, from a registered planting date around 1900. Free, public park, open daily.

The Oak of Port Natal
Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur). roughly 180 years, from a registered planting date around 1850. Free, alongside Beilerstraat on the edge of the former Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis grounds, visible from the public street.