Kommersant: in place of the main tree of Russia, its direct descendant can be planted 
A huge oak tree planted by the writer Ivan Turgenev almost 200 years ago in the Oryol region and destroyed by a hurricane on November 30, they decided to replace it with a new one. In place of the tree, it can be planted its direct “heir” – in the museum-reserve “Spasskoye-Lutovinovo”, where the tree grew, a fund of seedlings-descendants of oak was formed. Kommersant writes about this.
The director of the reserve, Sergei Stupin, in a conversation with the publication, called the death of the oak “an irreparable loss, which is still difficult to comprehend,” and the tree itself “a living symbol of love for the motherland”. The oak was recognized as the main tree of Russia in 2021, and in 2022 it was supposed to participate in the competition “European Tree of the Year.” Lutovinovo ”it is necessary to perpetuate the memory of the oak. Its trunk was preserved, and Klychkov called on public organizations, cultural communities and concerned citizens to find appropriate solutions.
According to Stupin, immortalization of the Turgenev oak will be discussed with the public and with the Ministry of Culture. While the remains of the tree are preserved. “Maybe we will plant a direct descendant of an oak at this place,” the director of the museum said.
Earlier it was reported that the hurricane destroyed not only the main tree of Russia in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo, but also several old spruces. ash, birch and trees on the old linden alley. The reserve is currently closed, restoration work is underway.