The two thousand-year-old "tau" trees at Thien Co Mieu Temple are so rare, but according to the laws of nature and human impact, the trees are aging and showing signs of exhaustion. In early 2022, the silver tau tree only had a small branch left, the base and trunk were completely damaged by fungus and termites. In May 2022, the Provincial Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment coordinated with the People's Committee of Trung Vuong Commune and the Management Board of Thien Co Mieu Temple to deploy technological solutions to care for, protect, and prolong the life of the tree. Up to now, the silver tau tree has been "revived" and sprouted.
Not as “lucky” as the two “old men”, the group of 86 Barringtonia acutangula trees - Heritage Trees with an age of over 1,000 years in Go Tho, Chuong Xa commune, Cam Khe district has now become desolate and withered. The cluster of thousand-year-old Barringtonia acutangula trees is located on a large plot of land in the middle of Lang Chuong field, in the middle is an ancient tomb covered with green moss stained with time, said to be the tomb of Princess Ngoc Hoa, daughter of the 18th Hung King, who died while sailing on a boat to watch the moon and was unfortunately sunk by a strong wind. The cluster of ancient Barringtonia acutangula trees has become a historical witness - a sacred pride in the minds of the people of Chuong Xa village.
Four years ago, the Gao Chua tree in Zone 4, Tien Du Commune was cut down for the reason of ensuring safety during the storm season, leaving an irreplaceable loss in the hearts of the local people. The Gao Chua tree is the "soul" attached to this land for nearly 500 years and was recognized as a Heritage Tree in 2018. However, just a few months after receiving the title, the tree has gradually deteriorated due to the impact of the environment and humans. The local people want another Gao tree to replace the old one, but how long will it take to reach the stature of a Heritage Tree like the Gao Chua tree in the past?
Sharing the same “fate” as the Gao Chua tree, many Heritage Trees in the province have died or been cut down due to “old age and weak health” due to lack of proper care and suffering from many negative impacts from nature, the environment and humans. As of June 2024, out of 87 recognized Heritage Trees, there are only 56 living trees left in the province, many of which have shown signs of exhaustion and withering...
In recent times, the Provincial Association for Conservation of Nature and Environment has coordinated with localities to propagate and mobilize people to take measures to care for and preserve Heritage Trees. However, the most difficult “problem” here is the source of funding and techniques to preserve Heritage Trees.
It can be seen that, due to the lack of specific, unified regulations and decentralized management, Heritage Trees are not allocated funding for care and conservation. Depending on actual conditions, each locality and unit has its own way of preserving Heritage Trees, but it is still spontaneous and "everyone does it their own way". Meanwhile, Heritage Trees are all old, care requires techniques and funding, but the resources of some localities are still limited, not meeting the needs of tree care and protection.
Heritage Trees are the “treasures” and pride of each locality. Preserving Heritage Trees is to preserve and honor cultural, historical, spiritual values and protect rare genetic resources. However, if we only put up a sign recognizing Heritage Trees and then ignore storms and termites, the trees will wither and die, we will forever lose the core and real values, only having a formal cover through meaningless concrete signs and iron pillars!
Thanh An
Source: https://baophutho.vn/ky-ii-da-vinh-danh-phai-huu-danh-219800.htm
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