2,700-year-old tree blooms in Sichuan

Updated: Jun 18, 2024 By HUANG ZHILING and PENG CHAO chinadaily.com.cn Print

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A 2,700-year-old ormosia hosiei tree is in full bloom in the ancient village of Houyan in the Yucheng district of Ya'an, Southwest China's Sichuan province. [Photo by Shu Yue / For chinadaily.com.cn]

The tree is estimated by experts to be about 2,700 years old. It is 35 meters tall, with the circumference of its trunk measuring 8.3 meters and its canopy shading over 700 square meters, according to the Yucheng district's forestry bureau.

Officials from the forestry bureau said the ancient tree is the oldest of its kind in Sichuan and has been recognized as the "king of trees" by the provincial forestry department.

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