Ensom Furu

The Ensom Furu (English: Ensom Pine) is a tree on the western side of Ensom Isle. Believed to be planted by Fabian the Hermit, believers say it is over 1600 years old and tea made using its needles can cure ailments. Researchers trying to attain its age have have mixed readings, from 300 years to over 2000.

Species
The Ensom Pine is a member of the Picea abies species of Norway spruce. Specimen can grow up to 35m tall but due to its exposed location the Ensom pine is only 12m tall. A group of workers building the Ensom lighthouse in the 1790s tried to cut down the tree due to superstitions that the tree was watching and trying to halt progress. Their attempts failed when their only saw snapped, they however damaged the trunk enough that winds partially blew it over in the winter following, causing its unusual bent shape