(pictured not the Swedish but a French tree)

Scandinavia's oldest pear tree falls

"As they looked out the window, they saw their beloved tree had fallen. Strong winds had been blowing in the area in the past few days, Eivor Svantesson said. The trunk had rotted from the inside, she said.


"It feels very empty now," she said. She has lived in the house since 1959. "As a child, I played and hid in that tree, and my children and their children have as well. This whole area was known for that tree." "