Saw-leaf Zelkova of Sasin-ri, Andong
安東 四新里 느티나무
경상북도 안동시
Basic information
- Designation
- Natural Monument No.275
- Category
- 동식물
- Designated year
- 1982
- Location
- 안동시, 경상북도— 경북 안동시 녹전면 사신리 257-6 외 1필
- Coordinates
- 36.697107, 128.771795
Description
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 about 600 years old, with height of 29.7m and girth of 10.1m. The saw-leaf zelkova in Andong 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.
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Images: KOGL (khs.go.kr) · Data source: Cultural Heritage Administration Open API (cha.go.kr)