- General overview and status: Hollow oaks are crucial for biodiversity, providing habitats for many species.
- Basic needs: Hollow oaks need to remain undisturbed and free from competing vegetation to preserve their ecosystems.
- Measures: Remove competing vegetation, plant younger oaks, and protect existing hollow oaks.
- Monitoring the effects of measures: Observe and monitor species associated with the hollow oak.
Implemented measures
There is an old protected oak tree on Campus Kristiansand. The tree has been named Titti's Oak and is a large Sessile Oak with a circumference of 430 cm at breast height. It was protected in 1965, and the preservation area is officially called Gimlemoen Nature Monument. Oak trees like this one are particularly rich in species, making their conservation important. To care for the tree, vegetation around it is cleared annually, and small oak trees in the area are preserved with the intention of acting as recruit trees.