650 years old!The oldest "Milk Sang King" in China was selected into the new discovery of excellent germplasm resources in Sichuan Province

An ancient tree, nostalgic in a memory. In Majing Village, Miyi County, Panzhihua City, Sichuan Province, there is a "antique" -level milk mulberry tree. The villagers call it "Shenshu". Its fruits can be eaten, and it also witnessed the historical changes of Majing Village.

↑ Milk mulberry trees in Majing Village, Malongyi Township, Miyong County

It is determined that the tree has reached 650 years old and is currently the oldest milk mulberry tree found in China. Recently, the Sichuan Provincial Department of Agricultural and Rural Affairs issued the "Notice on the results of the selection of newly discovered excellent germplasm resources in Sichuan Province". The province selected a total of 7 new discoveries of excellent germplasm resources.

↑ Seven new discovery of excellent germplasm resources in Sichuan, Miyi Milk Sang is ranked among them

Called by the villagers as "Shen Sang"

According to legend, it was brought from Yunnan to Sichuan to plant in the late Ming and early Ming Dynasty.

In Majing Village, Malongyi Township, Miyi County, this "milk mulberry king" was called "Shen Sang" by local villagers. Compared with other mulberry trees, this tree is more lush and the trunk is thicker.

"No one knows its specific tree age. Even when their grandfather's grandfather moved here, this tree was already a towering tree." Local villagers said that there is only this mulberry tree in the village. At the time of, everyone likes to come here to pick mulberry, even cattle and sheep and other livestock, and they also like to run under the tree.

There are also older villagers that this ancient milk mulberry tree is the late Yuan and early Ming Dynasty. In order to pin the thoughts of his hometown, Anfoga Tu was planted from Dali, Yunnan.

The fruits it knots are not like ordinary mulberries, but long strips, shaped like fingers, and the colors are white, so it is also called "milk mulberry tree". How did this mulberry go into the public's sight? When he visited the villagers 'house in 2015, when he visited the villagers' house, the villagers picked the fruits of the "Shen Sang" tree to eat it. Later, he asked the villagers to bring the way and found the milk mulberry tree.

The age has reached 650 years old

The oldest and oldest domestic milk mulberry tree

This peculiar mulberry tree made Jiang Yong interested. After several turns, he contacted the experts from the scientific research institute of Panzhihua City Garden Department. In March 2017, experts from the Research Institute of Panzhihua City Gardening Department conducted field surveys on this ancient mulberry tree. At that time, the results of the garden experts were: 3.27 meters of bust, 1.04 meters of chest diameter, about 15 meters high, and the diameter of the canopy of about 18 meters.

Huang Rong, a senior engineer of the Scientific Research Institute of Panzhihua City Garden, introduced that this mulberry tree is currently the largest milk mulberry tree found in China. A milk mulberry tree.

On September 14, the Red Star reporter learned from the relevant departments of Miyi County that according to the drilling test of forestry experts, this mulberry tree has a history of 650 years. It is the oldest milk mulberry tree found in China. As a "milk mulberry king", three people can be encircled.

↑ Three people can surround the "Milk Sang King"

According to reports, this ancient tree survey data is conducive to providing corresponding technical support for the promotion of milk mulberry in Panzhihua. Through grafting, it can quickly reproduce, increase farmers' fruit mulberry production, and increase income. In order to strengthen the protection of the ancient trees, Miyi County is conducting docking with the Silkworm Industry of the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences to discuss cooperation and cultivate matters, so that this old tree will "make new branches."

Red Star reporter Jiang Longtu According to Sunshine Mi Yi

Editor Guan Li Yang Yan

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