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Our driver takes us through many tunnels on the way to Tian Mu Shan (Heavenly Mountain Forest, my translation).
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Housing among the hills...
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Housing is very different here from southern China...
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Gathering bamboo roots approximately 20-30cm tall, just young tasty shoots.
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View from atop Tian Mu Shan in far western Zhejiang Province. www.asiatreepreservation.com
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Institute of Arboriculture Studies Hong Kong
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Cryptomeria fortunei
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Don is in his favorite place here, "in the green"! www.asiatreepreservation.com
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Large bamboo grove.
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Ancient Gingko Biloba
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These granite stones are carved and placed to note groups who adopt trees in order to help provide care. (the stones depict the adoption group and the tree number, age & protection grade) www.asiatreepreservation.com
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The "couple" Gingkos
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Could they really be 1000 year old?
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Large 1000 year old Sweet Gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) www.asiatreepreservation.com
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Linda Wang, manager of the Accent Depot Factory where I was traveling to oversee operations, helped me travel here. She had a good store of energy to climb the mountain!
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Don touches the big ones and feels a special connection... watch for Arboriculture Tour Packages to soon be developed... www.ias.hk
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Someone please carry me... I can't walk up anymore! Watch for Arboriculture Tour Packages to soon be developed for locations in Asia... www.ias.hk
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The large old trees have not escaped insects and disease. Appears like some "large" insect perhaps introducing some pathogen was in the tree according to these holes? (see following pics)
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note the large coin-sized holes up the center of the trunk.
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larva galleries where bark was sloughed off...
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such a los, a tall tree stands naked
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This large master was named the "King of Big Tree" by the emperor in the Qing Dynasty, middle 1700's.
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