The Indian rosewood trees, also known as yellow sưa trees, in Huong Tra eco-village - Photo: LE TRUNG
On the evening of March 20, Mr. Nguyen Minh Nam - Vice Chairman of Tam Ky City People's Committee - said that he had just received a notice from the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment about the approval of Vietnam Heritage Trees for the population of An Giang trees (also known as yellow sưa) in this locality.
Previously, the association received an application from the city to recognize the population of 12 Indian rosewood trees as Vietnamese Heritage Trees.
At the end of February 2024, the Vietnam Heritage Tree Council met and reviewed the documents.
It was concluded that 9 Indian rosewood trees met all the criteria to be Vietnamese Heritage Trees, while 3 trees did not meet the criteria for size.
The Association announced and congratulated this locality on the recognition of the above population of Indian rosewood trees as Vietnamese Heritage Trees.
Ancient golden sua trees in Huong Tra eco-village - Photo: LE TRUNG
According to the application for approval of the Vietnam Heritage Tree of Tam Ky City People's Committee, the rosewood tree, commonly known as Quang Nam yellow rosewood, scientific name Pterocarpus indicus Willd, legume family, the address where the tree is located is Huong Tra eco-village, Hoa Huong ward.
Huong Tra village is located along the Tam Ky river. Since the village was first established, Dalbergia tonkinensis trees were planted in front of the gate.
The Su tree here is also called Cuu Ly Huong because the scent of the flowers from this village can travel up to nine miles.
The village was named Huong Tra for that reason and so that future generations would always be connected to the village and show gratitude to the fragrant tree that our ancestors worked hard to build.
Since ancient times, Dalbergia tonkinensis trees have been carried along by flood waters and planted by people along the riverbanks. With the characteristic of easy growth, just by planting a piece of tree in the ground, the tree will automatically sprout roots and cling firmly to the ground. People have built dikes and planted this tree along the riverbanks to maintain the banks and prevent erosion.
Since then, every year the villagers have built a larger and longer dike connecting Huong Tra with neighboring villages. From September onwards, the villagers cut down the branches of the Dalbergia to protect against storms and plant those branches on the village roads and around their houses.
Over time, the su tree gradually grew bigger, its branches and leaves firmly keeping the dike and the village safe from storms and floods.
People check-in next to the rows of sưa trees - Photo: LE TRUNG
Huong Tra village area owns the most beautiful heritage tree street in Quang Nam and nowhere in Vietnam has such an old row of rosewood trees.
Through surveys, experts have assessed the distribution of the population of Indian rosewood trees in the village with more than 50 trees that are close to and over 100 years old, including 12 ancient trees over 200 years old. The oldest tree has a circumference at the base of 2.7m and a height of 9.2m.
The flowers of the Indian rose are bright yellow with long, hairy stems, fragrant, and last about 3-4 days before falling.
The tree has a beautiful shape and flowers, is popularly grown for shade, and the trunk is used to make beautiful household items and handicrafts.
This coming April, Tam Ky will also hold the Tam Ky - Sua Flower Season 2024 festival with many interesting activities.
On April 5, the ceremony to announce the decision and receive the certificate of recognition as a Vietnamese Heritage Tree for the above 9 Dalbergia tonkinensis trees will take place.
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