For the first time honored Vietnam Heritage Tree

9 ancient muom trees in Voi Phuc temple, Hanoi, became the first trees recognized as Vietnamese heritage, today.

Chairman of Vietnam Association for Nature & Environment Protection (Vacne), Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Sinh, said the activity of recognizing Heritage trees is a great celebration of 1,000 years of Thang Long - Hanoi and responded to the International Year of the Year. biological form.

Two of the nine trees were honored. (Photo: Huong Thu).

Mr. Nguyen Van Tung, Head of the Voi Phuc Temple Relic, sent the documents to Vacne proposing the recognition of nine ancient muom trees in this area as Vietnamese Heritage trees, which need strict protection and special care on the day. September 24, 2010.

9 muom trees in Voi Phuc temple have the scientific name of Mangifera foetida Lour, belonging to the family of Annacarrdia ceae seeds, having a stem circumference from 2.92m to 5.2m, height from 17m - 29m and is about 700 years old ( along with the Temple age). These muom trees are not merely ancient trees but also historical witnesses of Thang Long - Hanoi city for centuries.

Dr. Pham Ngoc Dang said that along with 9 muom trees in Voi Phuc temple, in this phase, the Council also considered a series of other ancient trees in many regions and regions of the country such as: Grind trees more than 700 years in Cao Bang, Cay Sa Mu Pu Mat National Park (Nghe An), Cay Thi village Duong Xuan (Thua Thien-Hue).