Natural Monument No. 301

Ginkgo Tree of Daejeon-ri, Cheongdo

청도 대전리 은행나무

Estimated to be about 400 years old. Legend has it that 1,300 years ago a Taoist hermit fell into a well on this spot while trying to drink, and the tree began to grow afterward. A male tree 20.2 m tall with a circumference of 9.2 m, it serves as the village shade tree.

Tree

Ginkgo Ginkgo biloba

Age

about 400 years (estimated)

Height

20.2 m

Girth

9.2 m

Designated

1982-11-09

Location

Iseo-myeon, Cheongdo-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do