Natural Monument No. 345

Thunberg's Bay-tree of Chudo Island, Tongyeong

통영 추도 후박나무

Grows on a seaside hill, estimated to be about 500 years old. It is 12.0 m tall with a breast-height girth of 5.0 m. The trunk divides midway, with one part reaching horizontally toward the sea and the other growing upward.

Tree

Thunberg's bay-tree Machilus thunbergii

Age

about 500 years (estimated)

Height

12 m

Girth

5 m

Designated

1984-11-19

Location

Sanyang-eup, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongsangnam-do