Sapari Pine Tree in Yecheon

The Yecheon Saburi pine tree is estimated to be about 200 years old, is 8m tall, and has a semi-pine shape with branches branching from the base. However, while the angle of the branches of the Bansong tree grows at an angle, this tree has an unusual shape of almost right angles, and appears to be a variant of an intermediate lineage between the pine tree and the Bansong tree.
According to legend, during the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592), Lee Yeo-song, a Chinese general from the Ming Dynasty, brought pine seeds inside an inkstone and planted them. The tree now looks like it has lost its balance due to the cutting of some branches at the back that were impeding traffic, but it looks like a parachute has been opened in the air. This tree is protected as a dang tree, which was used to pray for peace in the village during village ancestral rites every year on the first full moon of the year.
The Yecheon Saburi pine tree has a unique shape and serves as valuable academic data for research on pine species, so it is designated and protected as a monument.

(Source: Korea Heritage Service)

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