It sprouted two centuries ago and became famous owing to Prince Mihailo Obrenović, as it was 18 metres away from uprising Grm (bush). Having noticed during his stay in Takovo in 1865 that the old oak was about to die due to its age, Serbian ruler of the time decided to “consecrate” the new, younger bush and declare it the heir of the existing one. Simultaneously, he left a legacy to the future generations to remind them that as long as there is Serbia, there should be at least one leaf on the oak tree as the symbol of the nation. It was that very “heir”, which came into leaf until 1992, and which gave us dry leaf and round brownish acorn. On the other hand, “the original bush” left us small furrowed triangular bark.  

Parts of two Takovo bushes spent almost one whole century far away from the place they sprouted. To be more precise, curious visitors from Bečkerek (present-day Zrenjanin) came to this region. They were enchanted by the nature’s beauty and so they decided to take the bark, leaf and acorn that belonged to the one-hundred-year-old oaks. Unusual souvenirs had been displayed in their museum for decades before they were returned to the deserved place in the mid 1990s. The very same year, third Takovo bush sprout was planted on Kneževe livade. That act not only paid tribute to Mihailo’s wish, but it also showed that people today, with all their virtues and flaws, can sometimes show their true self and recognise real values.