An 132-year-old Bodhi tree in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lakwas certificated as a heritage tree at a ceremony held on June 1.
Locatedin Yang Lanh village, the nine-trunk tree (Ficus Religiosa L) belongsto the Moraceae, the mulberry family. It is 29 metres in height and 2.7metres in diameter while its canopy covers nearly 30 square metres.
Accordingto many village patriarchs, the tree was brought to the locality fromPakse capital city of Champasak province in southern Laos.
At the ceremony, Y- Bham Enuoi, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee said that the heritage tree recognition for the Bodhitree brings honour to both Yang Lanh village and the province.
Earlier,the tree was honoured as the oldest tree in the Central Highlands bythe Asian Record Organisation (ARO) and Vietnam Book of Records(Vietking) in March, 2014.
In 2011, the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature andEnvironment (VACNE) launched a programme to conserve Vietnam HeritageTrees, aiming to select and honour the country’s heritage trees in a bidto conserve their gene sources, while raising public awareness ofprotecting the environment.
Italso contributes to promoting the diversification and abundance ofVietnam’s flora as well as developing scientific research in the field.
Towin the honour, the trees must be at least 200 years old in the case ofwild trees, and at least 100 years for those planted. Moreover, thetrees should be connected with the historical and culturalcharacteristics of the area where they grow.
Those which do notmeet the aforesaid criteria yet have special values in science, historyor culture, will also earn recognition.
The number of recognised Heritage Trees is currently around 970.-VNA
Locatedin Yang Lanh village, the nine-trunk tree (Ficus Religiosa L) belongsto the Moraceae, the mulberry family. It is 29 metres in height and 2.7metres in diameter while its canopy covers nearly 30 square metres.
Accordingto many village patriarchs, the tree was brought to the locality fromPakse capital city of Champasak province in southern Laos.
At the ceremony, Y- Bham Enuoi, Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople’s Committee said that the heritage tree recognition for the Bodhitree brings honour to both Yang Lanh village and the province.
Earlier,the tree was honoured as the oldest tree in the Central Highlands bythe Asian Record Organisation (ARO) and Vietnam Book of Records(Vietking) in March, 2014.
In 2011, the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature andEnvironment (VACNE) launched a programme to conserve Vietnam HeritageTrees, aiming to select and honour the country’s heritage trees in a bidto conserve their gene sources, while raising public awareness ofprotecting the environment.
Italso contributes to promoting the diversification and abundance ofVietnam’s flora as well as developing scientific research in the field.
Towin the honour, the trees must be at least 200 years old in the case ofwild trees, and at least 100 years for those planted. Moreover, thetrees should be connected with the historical and culturalcharacteristics of the area where they grow.
Those which do notmeet the aforesaid criteria yet have special values in science, historyor culture, will also earn recognition.
The number of recognised Heritage Trees is currently around 970.-VNA
