There are many interesting places to visit in the Šariš region. A unique experience is to see Mammoth Sequoia in the village Uzovský Šalgov (Sabinov district), whose age is estimated at 130 years.
In the 19th century the owners of the village Uzovsky Šalgov are the Péchy family, who built a late-classical manor house. Older foundations, probably of the original manor house, were used in its construction. The manor house was built on a hill above the church, on a plot of land called Panská lúka. Here the Péchys planted a park, after which some trees still remain, e.g. pine, beech, a few lime trees, but the most famous specimen of the park is the protected Mammoth Sequoia. The unique tree is a rare conifer, which has been declared a protected tree since 1989 due to its unique occurrence.
A mighty tree grows in the centre of the garden and its age is estimated to be around 130 years. It came into the vicinity of the manor house, which was built in the past by local noblemen, during the planting of the park. The conifer grew to a height of more than 20 metres and about half a meter above the ground has a trunk circumference of 1.3 m is 437 centimetres. Its trunk is massive and straight, the growth is considered to be very symmetrical, with the crown diameter reaches about 14 metres.
According to the literature, this tree species originally originated in California and was introduced to Europe as an ornamental park tree. Reportedly, some specimens in their country of origin can grow up to 80 metres tall and have a trunk circumference of more than 30 metres.
Source: www.regionsaris.sk a village Uzovský Šalgov
