Ichon Hero Ginkgo Tree
Ichon Hero Ginkgo Tree is in the town of Ichon, Ichon County of Kangwon Province.
It is recorded that the tree has been growing since 1282.
An enemy plane ran into the tree and was smashed into pieces in August 1952 during the Fatherland Liberation War against the armed invasion of the US imperialists. Since then, the tree has been called the Ichon Hero Ginkgo Tree.
It is 24 metres high and its root neck is 8.5 metres round and the crown is 14 metres across.
It is a female tree, which bears flowers around May and 300 to 500 kilograms of ginkgo nuts in October.
The tree was designated as Living Monument No. 241 and it is now under custody.
It is recorded that the tree has been growing since 1282.
An enemy plane ran into the tree and was smashed into pieces in August 1952 during the Fatherland Liberation War against the armed invasion of the US imperialists. Since then, the tree has been called the Ichon Hero Ginkgo Tree.
It is 24 metres high and its root neck is 8.5 metres round and the crown is 14 metres across.
It is a female tree, which bears flowers around May and 300 to 500 kilograms of ginkgo nuts in October.
The tree was designated as Living Monument No. 241 and it is now under custody.