A 13-root banyan in Trai 1 village, Ngo Quyen district, the northern city of Hai Phong, has been recognised as a national heritage tree.
A certificate was handed over to Ngo Quyen’s authorities by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) at a ceremony on February 9.
The tree has the largest number of roots ever recorded in a banyan nationwide.
There is a shrine beside the tree, which is to worship Tho Vuong, who helped found and defend the village.-VNA
A certificate was handed over to Ngo Quyen’s authorities by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (VACNE) at a ceremony on February 9.
The tree has the largest number of roots ever recorded in a banyan nationwide.
There is a shrine beside the tree, which is to worship Tho Vuong, who helped found and defend the village.-VNA
