Bukburi Chinese Hackberry Tree, Changwon

Basic information

Designation

Natural Monument No.573

Category

동식물

Designated year

2022

Location

창원시, 경상남도— 경상남도 창원시 의창구 대산면 북부리 102 -1

Coordinates

35.349107, 128.727546Kakao address conversion

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The hackberry tree in Bukburi is estimated to be approximately 500 years old, with a height of 16 meters and a girth of 6.8 meters at breast height. The Bukburi hackberry has served as a focal point of the Dongbu village community in an agrarian society for a long time. The villagers regarded the hackberry as a sacred tree and initiated ritual ceremonies that continue to the present day. The relationship between the village and the tree is confirmed through a photograph taken together with villagers and the tree during 1934 flooding that was reported in the media. The Changwon Bukburi hackberry continues to hold ritual ceremonies and maintains deep bonds with village residents, possessing significant scholarly and historical value. It is comparable in scale to existing designated old hackberry trees and possesses distinctive landscape value, thus being designated and protected as a natural monument.

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