[앵커]
Those who silently watched the glory of the Blue House are the tens of thousands of Blue House trees.
Of these, six were announced for the first time to be designated as natural monuments.
However, ‘Attention’, which is said to be the oldest over 700 years old, was rejected from the judging target.
Reporter Seung-eun Lee found out the story.
[기사]
[청와대 녹지원 반송, 수령 170살 이상]
The pine tree, considered by ancestors to be the tree of scholars, is also a symbol of the Blue House.
You are over 170 years old.
If you look at the photos from the 1910s to the 1920s, you can see the bouncers next to Yongmundang, the main hall of Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Bansong, which was announced as a natural monument, appears to be one of them.
[청와대 녹지원 회화나무 세 그루, 수령 230년 이상]
There are also three large Japanese cypress trees, which have been announced as natural monuments, and are estimated to be over 230 years old.
At least, it is a story that took root during the reign of King Jeongjo.
Our ancestors believed that the cypress tree warded off evil spirits and brought happiness.
[청와대 녹지원 숲 말채나무 한 그루, 수령 150년 이상 추정]
The bark of the horse chestnut tree next to the pine tree is similar to that of a pine tree.
Eggplant was also used as a whip for horses.
This is the first time that the horse chestnut tree has been designated as a natural monument.
[청와대 버들광장 용버들, 수령 100년 이상]
Dragon willows also become natural monuments for the first time.
Dragon willows, reminiscent of dragons with wriggling branches, were the trees loved by the royal family.
[청와대 수궁 터(옛 본관 터) 주목, 나이 추정 불가]
However, the 743-year-old Yu-Yeong, known as the head of the Blue House, was rejected from the natural monument screening.
This is because they could not find any evidence of their age, and it was determined that the plant was planted in a small garden made by demolishing the old Blue House main building located here in 1993.
[전영우 / 문화재위원회 위원장 : 우리들의 조사에 의하면 ‘옮겨심은 나무다’하는 것이 밝혀졌기 때문에 우리는 애초부터 그 나무를 청와대 노거수로서 천연기념물로 고려하지 않았다. 이 이야기를 꼭 드리고 싶습니다.]
If you look at the 18th century map, the current Blue House site, which used to be the backyard of Gyeongbokgung Palace, is lush with trees.
The old trees that were announced to be designated as natural monuments this time were trees that grew along the waterway that descended down Bukaksan Mountain and led to Hyangwonjeong Pavilion in Gyeongbokgung Palace.
Even today, traces of the stream still remain near these trees.
It is expected that the number of trees to be designated as natural monuments will increase according to the results of the investigation.
This is YTN Lee Seung-eun.
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