This photo is of the legendary 700-year-old Chortitza oak tree on Chortitza island near Rosenthal where the Funks lived. The Mennonite settlers gathered for more than a hundred years under its flourishing branches to rejoice, remember, and restore spirits. The tree in the photo is thriving. It has since died.

This photo is a digital reporduction of a photo of the Chortotza Oak tree. Two boys stand in front of the tree and a large group of people stand behind the tree with their backs to the tree. The large trunk of the tree is what is most prominent in the photo. Russian witting is on the side which says "Chortitza Oak 700 years"

This photo is of the famous Chortitza Oak tree, now dead. There is no bark on the tree, the limbs are supported by white posts and wire.

The famous Chortitza Oak tree, surrounded by a white picket fence; a parked vehicle and several people can be seen in front of the fence. There is also a hydro electric power line running parallel to the fence. The handwritten Russian annotation of the back (also translated into German by another handwriting) gives the following description: A natural landmark since the 13th century at Zaporozhye over Chortitza; height: 36 m; trunk diameter 2.013 m; crown diameter 43 m; trunk circumference 6.32 m.

The Chortitza Oak tree (same as MHC 531:5, but digitally enhanced). It had a height of 35 metres. The crown had a diameter of 43 metres, and the trunk about 3.4 metre. The tree was 700-800 years old when the photo was taken. Taken in the spring or summer, it shows the trunk, branches and most of the crown. A small metal fence roughly the circumference of the crown, encircles the tree. There is a woman outside the fence off to the right, next to a wooden box.

The Chortitza Oak tree (same as MHC 531:5, but digitally enhanced). It had a height of 35 metres. The crown had a diameter of 43 metres, and the trunk about 3.4 metre. The tree was 700-800 years old when the photo was taken. Taken in the spring or summer, it shows the trunk, branches and most of the crown. A small metal fence roughly the circumference of the crown, encircles the tree. There is a woman outside the fence off to the right, next to a wooden box.

This postcard was produced by Lithogr. Kunstanstalt Mehner & Maas, Leipzig R. A collage of images have the following identification on the card: Total Ansicht (total overview), Mennoniten Kirche (Mennonite church), Amstgebaeude Post u. Telephon Comploir (administrative office of the postal and telephone service), Grosse Eiche (grand oak). The handwritten message in German Gothic script is addressed to brother-in-law and sister-in-law. No signature.

This is a photo of the Old Oak [Chortitza oak] as it looked years ago when well-built Mennonite homes still surrounded it, and when generations of Mennonites grew up in the shade of the tree or, at times, in its branches. [HR 50].

The photo was taken by Rudolph Zaft. In the photo is his wife Olga Zaft. She is holding daughter Lilly Zaft (b. 1936). The boy in the tree is Paul Hahn. Sitting is daughter Ida Zaft and standing by the pol is son Arthur Zaft.

This photo is a composite of 6 photos of the famous Chortitza oak tree. It includes photos of the whole tree as well as photos of the individual leaves and a close-up of the trunk. Included are negatives.

This photo is a combination of three photos pieced together by photographer Bill Schroeder on one of his trips/tours of the Ukraine. A road is in the foreground and a low fence surrounds the oak tree. Inside the fence is a few boulders and grass. Behind the grass in the background are smaller trees and a woman a small structure. A modern building can be seen through the trees on the far right in the back. -- Note: this photo is over sized. Bill Schroeder's comments on this picture are:
The famous old oak in the village of Chortitza provided shelter for the first Mennonite immigrants from the Vistula Delta in 1789. The tree is estimated to be about seven hundred years old. It had a height of thirty-six meters (115 feet). The crown had a diameter of forty-three meters (137 feet ), and the trunk had a diameter of about 3.4 meters (about 11 feet). The shape of its leaves was similar through slightly smaller then the leaves of the burr oak common in the prairie states and provinces in North America. Because of its size, great age and unusual shape the Zaporozhian Cossacks, who live in that area till 1774, considered this oak to be sacred. The practice of worshiping an oak tree was a carry-over from per-Christian times (988) when Slavic people worshiped Perun and Svantovit. This magnificent oak served as a natural monument for many years. It was protected by the state and served as a popular tourist attraction. Unfortunately the old oak died during the 1990s. (William Schroeder). See MHC 631.6 for enhanced version.

This photo is a colour photocopy of a photo of a group of women in traditional Ukranian dress posing for a photo with the famous Chortitza Oak tree.

The trunk and main branches of the Chortitza Oak tree., taken in the spring or summer. Behind the tree to the right is a group of 8 Ukrainian female dancers in traditional dress, sitting on a railing that encircles the oak tree.

This is a photo of the "century old oak" tree of Chortitza. HR 46. N:338.