For hundreds of years, I stood quietly in a corner
Let the clouds roll and watch the flowers bloom and fall
Witness the rise and fall of the world
Hello everyone
My surname is "Gu", and my common name is "Gu Dashu"
What kind of tree is an ancient tree?
DBH >100cm
The tree is more than 100 years old
Satisfy one of them
It can be rated as an "ancient tree"
In Tongzi County's "Ancient Big Tree Resource Database".
359 ancient trees were registered
The oldest tree is about 1,300 years old
Diameter at breast height (ground diameter) up to 970cm
There are 9 large trees that are 1,000 years old
The beauty of the ancient tree
Get a sneak peek
Yew in Huaqiu Town
This yew tree is located in Dongshanping Village, Huaqiu Town, Tongzi, belongs to the national first-class key protected wild plants, is an excellent and precious tree species, the estimated age of the tree is 1000 years, the height of the tree is 16 meters, belongs to the yew family.
The yellow kudzu tree in Gaoqiao Town
The yellow kudzu tree is located in Zhailang Village, Gaoqiao Town, Tongzi, and belongs to the second-class ancient tree, with an estimated age of 450 years, a height of 27 meters, and a diameter at breast height of 950cm, belonging to the mulberry family. The yellow kudzu tree is divided into three trunks at the root, with many branches, deep roots and thick leaves, like a big umbrella.
The persimmon tree in the dam pond
The black persimmon tree is located in Sanhui Village, Tongzi Dam Tang Town, this black persimmon tree is the oldest tree in Tongzi County, the estimated age of the tree is 1300 years, the tree is 14 meters high, it belongs to the persimmon family black persimmon tree, commonly known as "black tower", the branches are luxuriant, lush, very old.
It is understood
The 359 ancient trees recorded in Tongzi County belong to 26 families
25 townships (streets) distributed in Tongzi County
Among them, Huanglian Township has the most, with 31 ancient trees
The largest number of tree species is the ancient tea tree, with 79 trees
The value of ancient trees:
Ecological value: Ancient trees have been used for thousands of years and are important empirical data for studying local paleoclimate, plant distribution and ecological changes. The canopy of ancient trees is large, and the ecological benefits such as carbon sequestration and oxygen release, soil and water conservation, and biodiversity protection are significant.
Historical value: The ancient tree has gone through vicissitudes and is the recorder and transmitter of historical information. They are scattered in and around scenic spots, temples or villages, and contain rich historical value.
Cultural value: The ancient tree is an important symbol of national and regional culture, and each ancient tree has a close relationship with the political, economic, cultural and artistic aesthetics of its growth period, and is engraved with the mark of the times.
Scientific value: Ancient trees are specimens for the study of nature, which have important scientific value and contain extremely rich biological information. The analysis of ancient trees can obtain changes in local climate, hydrology, environment, etc., and provide scientific basis for research in many fields.
Landscape value: The ancient tree is the most typical part of the plant landscape, which transcends the limitations of time and space, and is an irreproducible natural landscape and cultural landscape, with a strong landscape shock.
Economic value: The leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds of many ancient trees are edible or medicinal, and have a unique economic value.
For these ancient trees
Tongzi County has updated the database of ancient tree resources in a timely manner
Carry out rehabilitation disposal
and cracking down, investigating and dealing with the destruction of ancient trees
It is protected by a variety of measures
If you see the tree in the territory of Tongzi, it may be more than 100 years old
Trees with DBH or ground diameter greater than 100 cm
and there is no listing
Please call the Tongzi Forestry Bureau
Hotline: 0851 - 26625903 feedback information
so that the county forestry bureau can take relevant measures
Better protect them
Source: Tung Azusa Fusional Medium