Study on the Origin of Taxus wallichiana var.mairei Ancient Forest in Lingnan Township,Xiuning County
Taxus wallichiana var.mairei is a Class Ⅰ national protected plant species.In late June,2023,a T.wallichiana var.mairei ancient forest was discovered in Lingnan Township,Xiuning County in Huangshan City by the survey and specimen collection group for Anhui provincial protected plant species,with the average tree height,width and growth potential of 31.2 m,11.9 m and normal respectively.Three of the trees with the bust between 325 cm and 346 cm and three other ones with the bust between 205 cm and 220 cm met the ancient tree standard,but had no official records or ancient tree protection plates.The document tracking and interview estimation methods were adopted to trace and decipher the local tombstone inscriptions and genealogy book and pay field visits to local old fellow villagers for more information regarding these ancient trees.Comprehensive investigation and textual research confirmed the ancient forest was the deserted ancient Choukengshan Village entrance waterside forest aged 302 to 422,planted in early days of the village by the ancestors of the Hu family Choukengshan branch in the year between 1601 and 1721,the period from the 29th year of Emperor Wanli in Ming Dynasty to 60th year of Emperor Kangxi in Qing Dynasty.
Taxus wallichiana var.maireiAncient forestAncient village entrance waterside forest
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