Jangsuhwangssi Jongtaek Trifoliate Orange Tree, Mungyeong

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.558

Category

동식물

Era

조선시대

Designated year

2019

Location

문경시, 경상북도— 경상북도 문경시 금천로 671 (산북면)

Coordinates

36.663223, 128.260750

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The trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata) is mainly distributed in the Yeongnam and Honam regions of Korea and also grows in Japan and China; the specimens in Korea and Japan are thought to have been introduced from China. Its fruit and bark are used as medicinal materials, and its thorny stems make it well-suited as a hedge for orchards. The trifoliate orange tree located within the Jangsu Hwang clan ancestral home (長水黃氏 宗宅) in Mungyeong is estimated to be approximately 400 years old. It stands 6.0 meters tall, with the trunk splitting into two stems from the base, each measuring 1.0 meters and 2.0 meters in circumference at breast height, respectively. The Mungyeong Jangsuhwangssi Jongtaek Trifoliate Orange Tree (Citrus trifoliata) is rare in terms of its dimensions and maintains its natural tree form well. Its fruits can be eaten or used as medicine, and the tree is closely connected to local life and culture. As an old tree that has grown alongside the ancestral home for many centuries, it holds significant natural, academic, and folk cultural value, and is therefore designated and protected as a Natural Monument.

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