The Sully d'Aubigny lime tree is so named because it was planted around 1600 in return for a fee, to enforce the recommendations of the king who saw the forests being over-exploited. Sully, who was Henri IV's minister at the time and a protector of farmers, drained marshes, encouraged new crops and built tree-lined roads. In this way, he earned his reputation as the reforester of France. The trees planted on this occasion took the common name of Sully. It is also said that Sully had obtained an edict from Henry IV ordering the mayors to plant an elm tree in the cemetery of every parish, in front of the main door of the church, so that the inhabitants who came to hear the word of God could, before and after services, talk under the shade. Be that as it may, the Sully lime trees are exceptional in terms of their history and the places where they have been planted. This one has a "waist circumference" of 6.50m (measured at 1.20m from the ground).
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Tilleul "Sully" de l'église d'Aubigny
