Natural Monument No. 495

Needle Fir of Cheonhwangsa Temple, Jinan

진안 천황사 전나무

Said to have been planted in front of Namam hermitage, on the mountainside south of Cheonhwangsa, to wish for the temple's prosperity. It is about 400 years old, 30.5 m tall, with a circumference of 6.0 m at breast height.

Tree

Needle Fir Abies holophylla

Age

about 400 years (estimated)

Height

30.5 m

Girth

6 m

Designated

2008-06-16

Location

Jeongcheon-myeon, Jinan-gun, Jeollabuk-do