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Largest Nanmu Tree Cluster Found in Jiahe County

Editor:李莎宁
Source:enghunan.gov.cn
Updated:2014-07-23 09:51:08

(Villagers appreciate the wild Nanmu on July 20.)


  Recently, a cluster of wild Nanmu, a type of tree that popularly used for making boats, architectural woodworking and wood art in China, was found in Zhumushan Village,Panjiang Township, Jiahe County, Chenzhou City. Nanmu tree is a kind of species under second-class state protection. According to the provincial and municipal forestry experts, there are over 60 400-year-old Nanmu trees present in the area.


  Growing in an area of 150 meters, the trees range from 10 to 15 meters in height and 30 to 40 centimeters in diameter, which makes the largest wild Phoebe cluster in Hunan.


  Translator: Zhu Mengxia