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Century-old tree preserved in Ha Tinh national park

A tree that is believed to be 1,000 years old was recently discovered in Vu Quang National Park in central Ha Tinh province.
Century-old tree preserved in Ha Tinh national park ảnh 1The near-root section of the newly discovered 1,000-year-old fokienia tree. (Photo: baohatinh.vn)

Ha Tinh (VNA) - A tree that isbelieved to be 1,000 years old was recently discovered in Vu Quang NationalPark in central Ha Tinh province.

Fokienia or Fujian Cypress tree, scientificallyknown as fokienia hodginsii, is listed as a vulnerable species in theInternational Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list due to increasinglogging for its timber.

Local authorities are yet to recognise thetree as a heritage tree.

According to the park’s director, NguyenDanh Ky, its research team discovered the giant tree in a newly found fokieniapopulation in the 550sq.km park.

The tree is 30m tall and its body near theroot section has a diameter of 2.2m.

Ky said the park authorities worked withtree-ageing experts to determine the tree’s age, and initial results show it tobe some 1,000 years old.

The tree is one among many old trees in afokienia population found at a height of 1,445m above the sea level in aprimary forest area near Lao border.

Another 1,000-year-old fokienia tree in XuanLien National Park in neighbouring Thanh Hoa was recognised as a heritage treein 2013.

To be recognised as a heritage tree in Vietnam,a tree must be more than 200 years old.-VNA
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