Osek near Duchcova - an overhanging forest beech

There are quite a few cultural monuments in the Ore mountain town of Osek, but it also has natural monuments, one of which is the memorial overhanging forest beech tree. This beech - Fagus silvatica pendula is a very dense deciduous tree with picturesque cascading canopies. It does best in moderately moist and permeable soils with sufficient nutrients. It does not like wet soils, but neither does it like dry and sandy soils. Beech in…