HERITAGE TREES
An additional 46 ancient trees from 5 provinces and cities have been included in the list of Vietnam Heritage Trees.
29 July 2025 | 07:10:00 AM
(VACNE) - On July 24, 2025, under the chairmanship of Prof. Dr. Dang Huy Huynh, the Council of Heritage Trees of Vietnam convened to consider recognizing 46 ancient trees in the provinces and cities of Hanoi, Hai Phong, An Giang, Vinh Long (former Ben Tre), and Ha Tinh, meeting the criteria for being recognized as Heritage Trees of Vietnam.
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At the top of the list in this review is An Giang province (35 trees), and these Song Dầu trees are also a new plant species that made it to the list of Vietnam's Heritage Trees. Following that is Vĩnh Long province (5 trees) and the remaining localities (each with only 2 trees) recognized as Vietnam's Heritage Trees.
All 5 heritage trees of Vinh Long province in this assessment are ancient trees from the old Ben Tre province. These include 3 Gừa trees (fig trees) nearly 200 years old in Vàm Hồ bird sanctuary and 2 Banyan trees over a hundred years old (one tree near Bà temple in Giồng Sao hamlet and another tree at Bà temple in Giồng Trôm hamlet, An Ngãi Tây commune.
The two heritage trees of Vietnam this time in Hanoi are both ancient trees located in the grounds of Phu My Temple, Chuong Duong commune. They are the nearly 200-year-old Silk Cotton Tree and the over 200-year-old Jackfruit Tree..
In particular, both ancient trees of Ha Tinh province that the Council agreed to recognize as Vietnamese Heritage Trees this time are 2 Dó Bầu trees over 200 years old located in the courtyard of Khoai Vạc temple, village 6, Huong Pho commune, with a trunk circumference of more than 3 meters and a height of nearly 30 meters.
(VAVNE Office)
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