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Natural Monument

영풍 태장리 느티나무 ( 榮豊 台莊里 느티나무 )

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Classification Natural Monument
Name of Cultural Properties

Quantity 1,015㎡ (Protected area)
Designated Date 1982.11.09
Age
Address 1095, Taejang-ri, Sunheung-myeon, Yeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do

Growing in warm areas such as temperate and subtropical regions, Zelkova is distributed in Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and China. Its flowers bloom in May, and its fruit, which is disk-shaped, gets ripe in October. This Saw-leaf Zelkova serves as a shady resting place and it has long been worshipped by the local community as a village guardian. The tree is presumed to be 600 years old, with height of 18m and girth of 8.7m. In 1986, some parts were rotten, thus removed. All villagers gather together under the tree and pay homage to it on New Year’s Day. The tree has lived under the attention and care of our ancestors, and it is valued highly for its biological implication. Therefore, it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.