China News Service, Ya'an, March 12 (Liu Gang, Zhong Jinliang, Wan Qiao Shi) On March 12, in Shuangping Village, Xinmin Township, Shimian County, Ya'an City, Sichuan, a 600-year-old tree, Magnolia glabrata, ushered in its flowering period.
A tree full of pink, purple and white flowers hangs all over the tree, making it a beautiful landscape in the village.
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It is understood that the tree is 11 meters high, with a bust of 3 meters and a crown width of 17 meters.
Although it is 600 years old, and the trunk is full of traces of time, the blooming flowers of a tree show the tenacious vitality of the ancient tree.
In March of each year, when the flowers are blooming, the leaves and flowers are not seen, and the bright flowers are covered with dry treetops. The blooming flowers of Magnolia glabra have thirteen petals, and the colors are extremely bright. When flowering, the leaves have not yet bloomed.
Every year when the ancient tree blooms, it is the Internet celebrity check-in point of the entire village.
Photo courtesy of the 600-year-old ancient tree, Magnolia asbestos
"This ancient tree has accompanied the growth of generations in the village." According to Mao Wanyou, Secretary of the Party Branch of Shuangping Village, Xinmin Township, Shimian County, when he knew it, this tree looked like this. It's that big.
It will bloom in March every year, and the flowering period will last for a week or two. It is quite beautiful, pink and white and yellow. When it blooms every year, the people nearby come here to see and appreciate the flowers...
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It is reported that Magnoliaceae is a genus of Magnoliaceae, a first-class protected ancient tree in Sichuan Province. It is a primitive and ancient relic species unique to China. It is specially produced in the Dadu River Valley and Qingyi River Basin in central Sichuan. Its natural distribution population is small, and its reproduction is updated Weak ability, it is one of the very small population wild plants recommended by the Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department to give priority to protection.
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