HERITAGE TREES 
                   
                            
                            
                              
                                
                                
                                
                            
                           
                   
                    
                              
                 
                         
                             Heritage Trees and the issue of their conservation in Vietnam
                            Heritage Trees and the issue of their conservation in Vietnam 
                            26/01/2011|03:41:00
In Vietnam, some "famous secular trees" like the Tan Trao banian tree (Ficus bengalensis), the thousand years old camphor tree (Cinamomum camphora) in Bac Giang province, the ancient longan tree (Dimocarpus longan)in Hung Yen province, etc. have been under the protection of the state and communities.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                             Redwoods are California's heritage trees
                            Redwoods are California's heritage trees 
                            26/01/2011|03:40:00
In the late 1800s, the lumber industry thrived in Napa County. Groves of evergreen conifers, Douglas firs and redwoods were felled on the hillsides and creek banks on the west side of the valley, from Napa to Calistoga.
                            
                      
                   
                         
                   
                         
                   
                         
                             Discovery of the oldest "Nghien" tree (Burretiodendron hsienmu) in Vietnam
                            Discovery of the oldest "Nghien" tree (Burretiodendron hsienmu) in Vietnam
                            26/01/2011|03:39:00
In response to a Heritage Tree Conservation event initiated by VACNE, a research group lead by the Chairman of the Cao Bang Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment (CACNE), Mr. Dinh Ngoc Hai has discovered a Nghien tree that is among the most ancient in Vietnam.