Famous old trees in Chungcheongbuk-do
21 trees and groves in Chungcheongbuk-do are protected as monuments — 19 Natural Monuments and 2 Provincial Monuments. The oldest on record: Ginkgo of Yeongguksa Temple, Yeongdong (about 1,000 years).
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Tree stories from this region
- The Pine That Lifted Its Branch for the King: Jeongipumsong, 600 Years of Wounds and Its Heirs
- Samgoejeong, the Pavilion of Three Zelkovas: The Oga-ri Village Guardian Trees That Watched Over a Village for 800 Years
- "I Am as Useless as This Quince Tree": The Tree for Which King Sejo Granted the Title "Mudong Cheosa"
Monument trees, oldest first
- Ginkgo of Yeongguksa Temple, Yeongdongabout 1,000 years · Natural Monument No. 223 · Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Ginkgo Tree of Eupnae-ri, Goesanabout 1,000 years · Natural Monument No. 165 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Japanese Zelkova of Oga-ri, Goesanabout 800 years · Natural Monument No. 382 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Prickly Castor Oil Tree of Gongbuk-ri, Cheongjuabout 700 years · Natural Monument No. 305 · Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Japanese Red Pine of Seowon-ri, Boeunabout 600 years · Natural Monument No. 352 · Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Jeongipumsong, Japanese Red Pine of Songni, Boeunabout 600 years · Natural Monument No. 103 · Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Japanese Red Pine of Jeokseok-ri, Goesanabout 500 years · Natural Monument No. 383 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Korean Mangae Tree of Songnisan Mountain, Boeunabout 300 years · Natural Monument No. 207 · Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Mangae Tree of Songgye-ri, Jewonabout 150 years · Natural Monument No. 337 · Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Chinese Quince of Yeonje-ri, CheongjuNatural Monument No. 522 · Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Date-plum of Yonggok-ri, BoeunNatural Monument No. 518 · Boeun-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Ginkgo Tree Apgaksu of CheongjuNatural Monument No. 588 · Cheongju-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Golden Rain Tree Community of Bokpyeong-ri, Jecheon (2025)Provincial Monument · Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Japanese Yew Community of Sobaeksan MountainNatural Monument No. 244 · Danyang-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Korean Abeliophyllum (White Forsythia) Habitat of Maecheon-ri, YeongdongNatural Monument No. 364 · Yeongdong-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Korean Mangae Tree Habitat of Sadam-ri, GoesanNatural Monument No. 266 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Native Habitat of White Forsythia (Miseonnamu) at Songdeok-ri, GoesanNatural Monument No. 147 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Oriental Arborvitae Forest of Yeongcheon-ri, DanyangNatural Monument No. 62 · Danyang-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- Prickly Castor Oil Tree of Gyo-dong, Jecheon (2013-7)Provincial Monument · Jecheon-si, Chungcheongbuk-do
- White Forsythia Habitat of Chujeom-ri, GoesanNatural Monument No. 220 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do
- White Forsythia Habitat of Yulji-ri, GoesanNatural Monument No. 221 · Goesan-gun, Chungcheongbuk-do