Bubusong Pine Trees in Jikdu-ri, Pocheon

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.460

Category

동식물

Designated year

2005

Location

포천시, 경기도— 경기 포천시 군내면 청군로2985번길 180 (직두리)

Coordinates

37.855670, 127.245202

Bubusong literally means “husband and wife pine trees,” and this is the name of a pair of weeping pine trees estimated to be over 300 years old. The trees stand side by side on the slope of a low hill and appear to be embracing each other, looking like one tree from afar. They are very beautiful; seen either from the north or the south, they seem to cover the entire slope. As a kind of weeping pine, the trees were originally known as the weeping pines of Jikdu-ri, Pocheon; wanting to commemorate the designation of the trees as a Natural Monument and generate awareness among local residents regarding their protection, however, the city of Pocheon held a naming competition. As a result, the name Bubusong Pine Trees was chosen because the trees indeed look like a couple locked in a warm embrace. Local legend has it that, during the period of the Japanese colonial rule, the Japanese cut off ten branches from the tree, considered to be a divine spirit, as a way to cut off the vital energy of Pocheon. Today, the tree is still sought out by shamans as a place of prayer.

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