Shepherd beech tree of Dobbin, Natural monument and remarkable tree in Dobbin-Linstow, Germany.

The Schäferbuche is a European beech in the open fields of Dobbin-Linstow, in the Rostock district. Its trunk measures over 8 metres around and the tree stands 23 metres tall, making it one of the largest known beeches in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It grew from three original stems, and the gnarled bark still shows overgrown browsing scars left by wild or grazing animals.

The beech has grown in this region for centuries and was officially registered as a natural monument in 1987. This protected status documents the tree's value as an important witness to the natural history of the area.

The name comes from shepherds and their herds seeking shelter under the broad crown. In the old wood-pasture system, livestock were driven beneath such trees to feed on their fruit, and the gnarled bark still shows overgrown browsing scars from wild or domestic animals.

The beech stands in open field near Dobbin-Linstow, and the Berlin–Copenhagen cycle route that once passed it was rerouted around the tree because of the risk from a broken limb. Approach on the rural paths and keep a safe distance from the trunk rather than standing directly beneath the crown.

The beech is polyclonal, grown from originally three cores, and its age is estimated at about 300 years. It is unclear whether it was planted as a cluster or grew naturally. In the gnarled bark, overgrown browsing damage from wild or farm animals is still visible.