The oldest tree is an ancient tree of the Western Zhou Dynasty in Xu Xi Village, Nanguan Town, Lingshi County. More than 2840 years ago, it was 8 meters long, with a crown diameter of 16.2 meters and a bust of 0.8 meters. If the protection measures are good, it is no problem to live again 1000.
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Lightning rods will be installed for ancient trees.
Jinzhong City Afforestation Committee has established a file for 1548 ancient and famous trees, and each tree has a unique number. Around 20 10 65438+1October 20th10, the reporter went to Shajia Lane in Yuci Old Town to visit a 700-year-old locust tree.
The ID number of this ancient pagoda tree is "JZSQ018". There are iron fences around the ancient trees, and the thick trunk is hollow, with traces of fire. "In the late 1970s, several children made a fire in a tree hole and led this ancient tree. It took the firemen a long time to put it out. " A nearby resident said, "In the spring of the second year after the fire, the old tree grew new branches."
The reporter learned in the interview that on July 3, 2008, when the general survey of ancient and famous trees was still in progress, the executive meeting of Jinzhong Municipal Government passed the Measures for the Protection and Management of Ancient and Famous Trees in Jinzhong City, which designated the area 5 meters outside the vertical projection of the crown of ancient trees as a protected area. It is forbidden to pile up materials, dig holes for soil, use naked flames, discharge smoke and dust, and dump sewage. It is forbidden to build permanent or temporary buildings in this area. If the circumstances of destroying ancient and famous trees are serious and constitute a crime, criminal responsibility shall be investigated by judicial organs according to law.