Palitsyn's Pine is a botanical natural monument in the village of Zalizniak of the Verkhnosyrovatska hromada near Sumy. Its girth is 4 m, height 29 m, and age over 200 years. There is a version that this is the oldest and thickest pine tree in Ukraine.
History
According to legend, the pine was planted in the autumn of 1806 or the spring of 1807 by Oleksandr Palitsyn, a local nobleman, enlightener and founder of the "Popivka Academy". He planted the tree on the grave of his wife Yevdokia in the cemetery of the village of Popivka, which has now become the outskirts of Zalizniak.
Palitsyn's Trees
Another old pine tree grows nearby, which locals call the "Sister". The "Palitsyn's Trees" complex also includes an oak tree about 300 years old near the former school — the house of the landowner Kondratiev, built to Palitsyn's design in 1807 — and a chestnut tree about 200 years old in the forest on the site of Palitsyn's estate.
Nearby
Sumy Regional Museum of Local Lore, Saviour-Transfiguration Cathedral — in the centre of Sumy.
