This trunk is 20 meters long, 1.6 meters in diameter. According to local forestry experts, this timber is 700 to 800 years old, according to the original judgment, it is a poplar, weighing about 80 tons and was buried in the ground for about 500 years.
Wooden trunk is 20 meters long
China News on September 5 reported that on September 3, Mr. Liang Tai, a resident of Dongshan Village, West Port Town, Tu Thuy District, Jiangxi Province, China, discovered one Giant ancient tree trunk.
Diameter of trunk about 1.6 meters
This trunk is 20 meters long, 1.6 meters in diameter. According to local forestry experts, this timber is 700 to 800 years old, according to the original judgment, it is a poplar, weighing about 80 tons and was buried in the ground for about 500 years.
A piece of roots
All driftwood roots have black or ash-gray color. Mr. Vien Kien Can, a forestry engineer in Tu Thuy district, said that over 1,000 years ago, this area was a primeval forest with many large timber.
Close up of the old tree trunk pulled out of the sand
The tree was discovered with high research value in terms of changes in geology and climate in the region.
People around the area came to see old trees
Local authorities sent people to guard and protect precious timber trees and plan to transport them to the Jiangxi Forestry Department for research.
