Neuhaus Oak, Heritage tree in Starzach, Germany.

The Neuhaus Oak is an old tree with a thick trunk and spreading branches that stands out visibly in the landscape near Starzach. The tree displays the typical form of a mature oak with a dense crown and rough bark that reflects its advanced age.

The tree has stood in this location for several centuries, witnessing many phases of local development and environmental change in the region. Its survival makes it a living record of the area's settlement and natural history.

The oak is a designated natural monument and the thickest tree in the Tübingen district, with a trunk circumference of 7.20 metres. It stands by a small side road off the lane between Wachendorf and Bad Imnau, near the Neuhaus estate, and is easily confused with the 700-year-old oak in Amt Neuhaus in Lower Saxony.

The oak stands at a small turn-off from the local road linking Wachendorf, a district of Starzach, with Bad Imnau, near the Neuhaus farmstead. The hollow side of the trunk faces away from the passing path, so it is only visible when you walk around the tree. The site is not the 700-year-old oak in Amt Neuhaus, Lower Saxony.

The trunk is hollowed by a cavity over 4 metres high and 1.2 metres wide, formed long ago when a side limb broke off; rot has largely consumed the interior, yet the outer layers still supply nutrients and much of the remaining crown still sprouts. At 7.20 metres in girth it is the stoutest tree in Tübingen district, and it is not the 700-year oak of Amt Neuhaus in Lower Saxony.