In Fulai Mountain in Juxian County, there is a ginkgo tree with a tree age of nearly 4,000 years. This ginkgo tree has a strong vitality and is still flourishing. Mr. Wang Binglong, a contemporary calligrapher, wrote the inscription "The First Ginkgo Tree in the World". Now, this ancient ginkgo tree has been protected by the local cultural relics department. The ancient ginkgo tree is still full of vitality.
According to legend, during the Spring and Autumn Period of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Qi and Ju formed an alliance under this tree. This tree is located in the center of the front yard of Ding Lin Temple in the mountain. The tree is nearly 4000 years old, with a height of 26.7 meters and a stem diameter of 15.7 meters. It takes eight people to surround themselves with open arms. According to expert research, this tree has a history of at least 4000 years. Covering an area of more than 600 square meters, it is still flourishing and full of vitality, and it can be called a "living fossil" in the biological world. 1982, UNESCO made a special study on this tree and showed it to the whole world. There are hundreds of ginkgo trees over a hundred years old in Rizhao city, which are distributed in various districts, counties and villages.
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Ginkgo biloba has lived on the earth for 65.438+0.5 billion years. It is the oldest existing relict plant and has always been called a "living fossil". Ginkgo biloba is an excellent tree species with multi-purpose leaves, fruits and trees, which has high economic value and ecological benefits. The flowering period is from March to April, and the seeds mature in September to 65438+1October.
Ginkgo biloba is a light-loving tree with deep roots and wide adaptability to climate and soil. It can grow in areas with high temperature, rainy, little rainfall and cold winter, but it grows slowly or badly. It can grow on acidic soil (pH 4.5), calcareous soil (pH 8) and neutral soil, but it is not tolerant to saline-alkali and over-wet soil. Born below the altitude of 1000 (Yunnan 1500-2000) meters, the climate is warm and humid, the annual precipitation is 700- 1500 mm, the soil layer is deep, fertile and humid, the areas with good drainage grow best, the soil is barren and dry, and the places with excessively wet rock slopes will not survive or grow badly.
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