Ginkgo Tree of Jangdeok-ri, Gangneung

The ginkgo tree of Jangdeok-ri, Gangneung is estimated to be about 800 years old (as of the date of designation), stands 22m tall, and has a trunk circumference of 9.3m at breast height. It branches into eight large limbs between 1.8m and 2.5m above the ground. Because this ginkgo is a male tree, it cannot bear fruit, and an interesting story has been passed down in connection with this. Long ago, the tree bore many ginkgo nuts, but when their foul smell offended an old monk passing by, he disliked the odour so much that he wrote and attached a talisman, after which the tree stopped bearing fruit. Most long-lived ginkgo trees in Korea are female, but the ginkgo tree of Jangdeok-ri, Gangneung is a male tree that has lived to a great age, giving it high value for biological conservation; it also carries cultural significance through its legend, and it has accordingly been designated and protected as a natural monument.

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Where it is

Region

Gangneung, Gangwon

Designation

Natural Monument · 천연기념물