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This man, Mr. Chau Phi, 75, a resident in To Trung hamlet, Tri Ton commune, An Giang province) is the owner of a 600 year old tamarind tree. He said that seven generations of his family have taken care of this tamarind. The tree is now about 40 meters high and more than 15 adults can embrace its foot.
The old tamarind tree still yields fruits annually. Last August it was recognized as a "Vietnam Heritage Tree".
Phi said some people offered over $50,000 to buy the tree but he refused.
In An Giang province, there is a dipterocarps tree of over 700 years.
Local people set up an altar to worship at the ancient tree. The tree stands nearly 50m tall, with a canopy of 20m width, and roots on the ground.
This 600-year-old dipterocarps tree in Co To commune, Tri Ton district, An Giang province is also recognized as the heritage tree. It belongs to Mr. Chau Pone.
Locals say some people have attempted to chop down the tree but only ended up with broken saws. They believe the tree is blessed by god.
The Svay Ta Hon temple in Ninh Loi hamlet, An Tuc commune, Tri Ton district, An Giang province has two 500-year-old lychee trees.
It is very odd for a lychee tree of the northern region to grow and thrive in the southern lands.
There is an oak tree of 610 years near Ba Om Pond in Tra Vinh City.
Also in Tra Vinh, this roadside dipterocarps tree is nearly 300 years old.
This fig tree is over 400 years old. It is located in Bai Xau Temple in My Xuyen Town, Soc Trang province. It is 30m high. Every day local people burn incense at its foot.
In Vinh Trach Dong commune of Bac Lieu province, a 300 year old mango tree still grows.
The mango tree is more than 20 meters high. |
(Source:VNNet)
