Mt Kumgang, one of the celebrated mountains in the DPRK, and its vicinity boast many living monuments which are of great academic significance and add beauty to the landscape.
One of them is the fir forest in Inner Kumgang.
The forest, covering an area of 128 hectares, stretches around the Jangan and Phyohun temples in the mountain.
A 300-odd-year-old tree is 23 metres high, and its crown is about 13 metres wide.
The tree begins to produce leaves in late April, with the leaves lasting for 5-6 years.
Female and male flowers blooming at the old branches, the tree begins to bear fruit when it is 30 years old.
This forest is of academic significance as it is a typical natural fir forest in the country. The luxuriant forest, a rare natural one, is an important living monument which adds scenic beauty to Mt Kumgang.
Kim Pong Ju
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