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Mount Naejang’s Oldest Maple Tree Designated as Natural Monument

SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – The largest and oldest maple tree on Mount Naejang, a popular destination in Jeongeup, a town in South Korea’s southwestern province of North Jeolla, will be designated as a natural monument by the government. The Cultural Heritage Administration announced Wednesday that a 290-year-old maple tree in Mount Naejang’s Geumseon [...]

Hadong Residents Extract Bone-friendly Sap from Painted Maple Tree

HADONG, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — According to Hadong County in South Gyeongsang Province on Saturday, locals have started extracting sap from painted maple trees. The extraction of sap can be done in early February to mid-March, when the temperature difference between day and night reaches 11 to 13 degrees. In Hadong County, 320 farming [...]