ANDONG, Aug. 11 (Korea BIzwire) — A natural monument pine tree, designated as such, partially collapsed due to the strong winds accompanying the arrival of Typhoon Khanun. The Gyeongbuk Fire Service Headquarters on Thursday received a report regarding the partial collapse of the Multi-stem Pine located in Dokdong-ri, Gumi, North Gyeongsang Province. The pine tree [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The most popular trees among South Koreans are pine trees, a survey showed Wednesday. The National Institute of Forest Science surveyed 1,200 citizens and 290 experts, in which 37.9 percent of the citizens and 39.3 percent of the experts picked pine trees as their favorite. Pine trees were followed [...]
SEOUL, April 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A 160-year-old pine tree engulfed by a forest fire in Hongcheon County, Gangwon Province last March has miraculously survived after a series of procedures and injections. The tree, which is 6 meters tall and 284 centimeters in circumference, was placed under government protection in 1985. A forest fire left [...]
YANGSAN, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A remote forest area known as “Mupunghansong-gil” was named the most beautiful forest in this year’s “National Beautiful Forest Contest” that evaluates the most scenic forests in the nation every year. Contest organizers announced yesterday that the area located within the grounds of the famous Tongdo Temple in Yangsan, [...]
POCHEON, Aug. 10 (Korea Bizwire) - Did you know that Korean pine trees were called ‘Japanese red pine’ in English? Pine trees are found all over Korea, but were called ‘Japanese red pines’ because the pine trees in Japan were known to the western hemisphere first. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of independence, the Korean [...]
TAEAN, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Salt farms in Chungcheongnam-do’s Taean-gun are starting to collect pine flower powder salt, which can be only produced during a short window of about one week at this time of year, when pine trees start to release their pollen into the air. Rich with calcium and vitamins B1, B2 [...]