Pine Tree of Seonghwang-ri, Uiryeong

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.359

Category

동식물

Designated year

1988

Location

의령군, 경상남도— 경남 의령군 정곡면 성황리 산34-1번지

Coordinates

35.382740, 128.347756

The Pine Tree of Seonghwang-ri, Uiryeong stands on the slope of a small mountain near the town. It is about 300 years old, with height of 13.5m and girth of 4.8m. The branches are divided into four and spread widely but one of them is rotten. The origin of this tree is not known. However, this tree is presumed to be related to Uiryeong Nam clan because there are a tomb near the tree and an ancestral shrine of Uiryeong Nam clan at the foot of a mountain in front of village. There is an interesting story about this tree. The villagers believed that, if the branches of the tree reached the branches of another pine tree that stood 30m away, South and North Korea would be united. Since the pine tree of Seonghwang-ri has been under the villagers' care and protection and it has long been worshipped by the local community as a village guardian, it is designated and protected as a Natural Monument.

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