Lingshou's ancient locust "twist bones and bones", the more thousand years

The ancient trees that have been baptized for hundreds of years are the cultural relics of life in the city and a green history book without words. There is a 1100 -year -old ancient locust at Pomenmen Village, Lingshou County. Although the trunk has become empty, it has spanned thousands of years with the peculiar form of "twisted tendons and bones", witnessing a long and great history. During the annihilation of Chen Zhuang in 1939, in order to eliminate the Eighth Route Army, the Japanese army arsoned here. This millennium ancient locust was also burned into a "chimney". Not only did it fall, it still stood here like an steel warrior. Tell people about the heroic and fearlessness of the Eighth Route Army, and tell the Japanese army's bad crimes. More than 80 years have passed, but now this ancient locust is deeply plagued by the disease. The pests are severe and the dead branches are rotten. In order to save this millennium ancient locust, the ancient tree doctors of the Shishi Garden Bureau organized a professional ancient tree to start this rescue battle.

Ancient locust in Pomenmen Village, Lingshou County.

In 1100, Gu Huai "twisted bones and bones" stood upright

On July 21, the reporter came to Pomenkou Village, Lingshou County. Outside the wall of a house, you can see a lush and lustrous ancient locust. Extend. It is like Hua Gai, lush and lush, and a cluster of white locust rice in yellow in yellow, densely hanging on the branches, and the air is filled with a touch of fragrance. The dense branches and leaves support the whole green shade under the scorching sun, and it seems to use its wide arms to protect the villagers.

If you go closer, you will find that the outermost branches on the east side are twisted several times, stubborn and tenacious. Although the branches and leaves are dry, they are still working hard to extend, and the momentum is like a rainbow! "This is called 'twisted bones and bones', which is more common in ancient cypress trees, but it is still rare in ancient locusts. It has experienced thousands of years of wind and rain. ! "Liu Dongwei of the Planning and Guidance Department of the Shishi Garden Bureau said," And you look at the tree hole of this ancient locust. "The reporter leaned his head into the hole and found that there was a hole in the sky. Although the backbone of this ancient locust is basically empty, a large tree hole is formed in it, which can accommodate two people at the same time. Looking at it from the bottom up, you can find that the top of the top is also twisted, such as the dragon snake, which is magical and shocking.

From the tree hole, this ancient locust "twisted bones and bones".

Chenzhuang's annihilation in the battle was burned by the Japanese fire by the Japanese army

Each ancient tree is a legend. Hidden behind this ancient locust is a even more amazing story. According to historical records, this ancient locust has a history of 1100 years. With this ancient locust, there is only the village of Pomenmen Village. Now it is 12 meters high and the chest diameter reaches 4.6 meters.

The owner of this ancient locust -65 -year -old Liu Yancai told its story: "From the beginning of us to build the village, there is this old locust tree. . This old locust tree has witnessed the bad crimes of the Japanese army and the heroic and fearlessness of the Eighth Route Army soldiers during the war of the War of Resistance Against Japan. "

Pomenkou Village is one of the battlefields of Chen Zhuang, commanded by Marshal He Long, and the battlefield. The battle occurred on August 15, 1939. It is also called the "August 15th" battle. It has enriched the Eighth Route Army Mountains to wipe out the enemy's experience. This battle is hailed as the "most exemplary wars" since the War of Resistance Against Japan.

"At that time, many eight -tie soldiers lived in our village, and some villagers organized spontaneously to send meals to the soldiers. My dad was one of them." Liu Yancai said that at that time, in order to defeat the Eighth Route Army, Liu Yancai actually burned the house and the village in the village. Many houses were burned, and this old locust tree was not spared. At that time, it was burned into a chimney and burned for a long time. Fortunately, the soldiers and villagers of the Eighth Routes were transferred. Later, when the Japanese devils left, the folks who rushed back worked together to destroy the fire. At that time, the trunk of this tree was basically burned, and the branches were burned. Worried about whether it can live. But the gratitude is that it stands still, and still stands tall and witnesss the changes in history.

There is a saying that "a locust in front of the door, the financial source is rolling". You Yun: "A locust in the courtyard, happy naturally." Liu Yancai's ancestors grew under the shade of this old locust tree. During the Qing Dynasty, his grandfather was a well -known doctor. Many people came here. So far, there is still a horse tie pile in front of the old locust tree. And his grandfather Liu Changrong had participated in the Bayi Nanchang Uprising and the Changsha Defense War. The relatives once thought he had died. In 1952, he returned to the village miraculously. Essence "We are grateful to this old locust tree, so our family has carefully taken care of this tree for generations, hoping that it will continue to protect our family and also protect the entire village." Liu Yan was emotional.

Experts view the millennium ancient locust.

Millennium ancient locust was deeply insects, and the garden department was rescued urgently

Time passed, and in 2022, the millennium ancient locust began to be deeply plagued by the disease. "This year, it feels that it is not as good as before. The pests are serious, and some branches are rotten!" Liu Yan said without worry.

But he smiled again, because from the beginning of July this year, the ancient tree doctor sent by the Shijiazhuang City Garden Bureau and Lingshou County Housing and Urban -Rural Development Bureau to treat Guhuai. "Although it has not been fully treated, the growth has begun to see well." Luo Yanli, a staff member of the Lingshou County Housing and Urban Construction Bureau, said that if you look at the pile of wood on the ground, the middle is empty and rotten. This ancient locust is intercepted. After cutting the branches, it will fully absorb the sun and rain dew and nutrients, and the growth will become better and better. "There are many problems with this ancient tree: the trunk empty corruption, some branches are also severe corruption, the center of gravity is inclined, the pests are also strong, and the growth is weak." The person in charge Meng Yan said that in order to protect this ancient tree, they discussed with experts and formulated a detailed repair plan: organize the crown; handle the diseased branches and dry branches as soon as possible; Ancient trees reinforcement (including multiple end -end hoop, waist hoop, multiple vertical support) to ensure the safety of pedestrians and houses under the tree; predicting the tree body with anticorrosion and waterproof treatment; two sterilization of the overall The method of combining methods is to prevent diseases and insect pests; clean up the surrounding environment and miscellaneous trees around the ancient trees, and make multiple ventilation holes on the ground to increase the space of ancient trees permeating and breathable.

The reporter noticed that some of the main branches of ancient locusts reinforced the steel support and steel hoop. The branches of "twisted tendons and bones" on the east side were obviously broken, which were intercepted. There are some empty and rotten trunks in the middle, looking at it. "In the early stage, we also removed the drooping branches of dry branches and affecting pedestrians. We reinforced it, and took the medicine twice for pest treatment. It was completed at the end of the month. "Meng Yan said.

The rotten branches intercepted from the ancient locust.

Protecting ancient trees is to protect our history

Instead of talking about trees, it is better to be a history book, and its branches and bark have historical marks. Ancient trees, experienced the dynasty, witness the sadness and joy of the people, and witness the vicissitudes of the world; the ancient tree is a beautiful scenery, but also people's spiritual sustenance ...

After checking this ancient locust on the spot, Liu Guilin, an ancient tree expert from Hebei Agricultural University, said that the large trees that are more than 100 years old are ancient trees, which are divided into national first, second, and third. For more than years; national second-level ancient trees age 300-499 years; national tertiary ancient trees age 100-299 years. And this ancient locust has a history of 1100 years, which is even more precious and protects it. It is to protect our history. Now it seems that the repair plan of this ancient locust is more scientific and reasonable. It is believed that after recovery, it can reproduce the majesty of the year, continue to protect the people, and continue to witness the changes in history.

Gu Huai's owner Liu Yancai tells the story of ancient trees for everyone.

Text/Figure Yan Zhao Evening News Reporter Feng Yuejing

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