Bialbero di Casorzo

Coordinates: 45°00′17″N 8°19′23″E / 45.00478°N 8.32307°E / 45.00478; 8.32307
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Bialbero di Casorzo
Bialbero di Casorzo (2005)
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SpeciesMulberry tree and cherry
LocationCasorzo, Province of Asti, Italy
Coordinates45°00′17″N 8°19′23″E / 45.00478°N 8.32307°E / 45.00478; 8.32307

The Bialbero di Casorzo (Italian: "double tree of Casorzo") is situated between Grana and Casorzo in Piedmont, Italy. It is a mulberry tree on which a cherry tree grows. The cherry tree rises well above the mulberry tree on which it stands.[1][2]

Epiphytical growing trees are not unusual, but they normally reach a small size and have a short lifespan, as there is normally not enough humus and space available where they grow.[citation needed]

Large epiphytes like this one require that the "upper tree" have a root connection to the ground, for example by growing down through a hollow trunk.[citation needed]

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  1. ^ Foer, Joshua. "The Double Tree of Grana". Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-18.
  2. ^ "Asti, due anime in un albero: il prodigio del ciliegio cresciuto sopra il gelso". la Repubblica (in Italian). 7 October 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.