After 406 years, tree is reborn
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After five years of hard work, the local government has revived a 406-year-old dying tree in Nanning, the capital of south China鈥檚 Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The 22-meter-high almond tree showed visible signs of dying in 2016 as its leaves started turning yellow and withered.
鈥淓xperts found that the tree鈥檚 water supply was cut off by a newly built road then,鈥 said Lu Qian with the Nanning City Greening Project Management Center.
Rescue workers tried various measures to save the tree, such as setting up hoses next to it and watering it twice a week during the dry season. In 2018, the ancient tree bore fruit for the first time since it showed signs of dying.
However, two major branches were blown off by a storm last year, which drew public attention and trended on China鈥檚 social media platform Weibo.
Experts have covered the ancient tree with black gauze to protect it from strong winds. Plant growth regulators have also been used to promote new twigs sprouting.
鈥淭his ancient tree has accompanied us for generations. We must protect it,鈥 said Lu.
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