Memorial beech near Čekanice.

Tens of thousands of beautiful old trees can be seen in our country. We can also be proud of the fact that truly exceptional specimens are protected by law. Unfortunately, even the law sometimes falters and the tree that was dominant in the COUNTRY is suddenly missing not only for people. An old tree is home to hundreds of species of fauna, and usually with its demise the surrounding plants also die out. When that becomes the age of a tree, one takes it as…