Lichuan 1 cm diameter fir seedlings fir seedlings

 Existing Metasequoia Metasequoia was first discovered in 1941, the Forest Department of the Central University professor found a strain never before seen in the seventies when the trees beside the road by Lichuan Mou, after the Central University Professor Zheng Wanjun and Biological Survey by Dr. Adherence other experts repeated visits, research, identification, found that the tree is a new species of the genus fir "fir." Their paper, "Metasequoia Metasequoia new branches and new species to survive," issued after the overthrow of the "; Metasequoia extinct"; the conclusion, in the academic world of plants caused a sensation, since known as the "Recently a century, the most important botanical circles discovery. " 1974 First Metasequoia introduction to Europe. After the founding of People's Republic of China, Metasequoia introduction and cultivation, evolved from half of China to Europe, Asia, America and other continents in more than 70 countries. Water cedar as an envoy of friendship between China and the world's. In 1972, he will be 2 kg of Metasequoia seeds donated to North Korea, China-DPRK friendship of expression; in February 1978, presented to the people of Nepal two fir seedlings, and had planted in the Royal Botanic Gardens, the Nepalese people choose it as the "Nigeria-China Friendship Tree "; 1972 US President's first visit to his beloved yacht named" Metasequoia number ", to commemorate the beginning of the Sino-US relations and friendly; there was a huge flood in Icheon seek Road vicissitudes ancient cedar, keel twisted branches, tall, tree height of 35 meters, diameter of 2.5 meters, 22 meters crown, up to 600 years old. It is the world's largest age, diameter of the thickest fir mother tree. Now, over a century Metasequoia Icheon 5740 mother trees, fir seedlings annually cultivate about 50 million.