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Bunge’s Pine at Kaesong, Living Monument

Date: 26/03/2025 | Source: Rodong Sinmun (En)

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Bunge’s Pine at Kaesong is a tree more than 600 years old. It grows on a low hillside towards the east of Kongja-dong village of Yongang-ri, Kaephung District in Kaesong Municipality.The height of the tree is 18m, girth of its root neck 4m, girth of its breast height 5.5m and width of its crown is 21m.The tree has four limb branches which grow from its trunk at the height of 2m. It has a lot of branches and its crown seems like an umbrella.Bunge’s Pine at Kaesong is the oldest one among the trees of its kind in our country and the appearance is handsome. It is a precious living monument that is of great academic and scenic significance.Rodong Sinmun

Bunge’s Pine at Kaesong is a tree more than 600 years old. It grows on a low hillside towards the east of Kongja-dong village of Yongang-ri, Kaephung District in Kaesong Municipality.

The height of the tree is 18m, girth of its root neck 4m, girth of its breast height 5.5m and width of its crown is 21m.

The tree has four limb branches which grow from its trunk at the height of 2m. It has a lot of branches and its crown seems like an umbrella.

Bunge’s Pine at Kaesong is the oldest one among the trees of its kind in our country and the appearance is handsome. It is a precious living monument that is of great academic and scenic significance.

Rodong Sinmun

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