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MiyagiNatural Monument / Giant Tree

Nigatake no Icho (Chichi Icho) Ginkgo Tree

苦竹のイチョウ(乳イチョウ) ・ 日本語ページ

Basic information

No English name was found on the official site, so the facility name and address are romanized from the Japanese reading.

Address
Icho-machi, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi
Official site (Japanese)
https://bunkazai.city.sendai.jp/shiteidb/c00570.html
Plants you can see

Based on information published by each facility. Bloom times vary by year and weather. Plant links open our plant encyclopedia.

Nearest station
JR Senseki Line, Miyaginohara Station

About

A giant ginkgo tree designated a National Natural Monument (designated in 1926, Taisho 15). It is also called the "Chichi Icho" (breast ginkgo) because of the aerial roots that hang down from the trunk like breasts. The trunk circumference is 7.8 m, the height is about 32 m, and it is a female tree estimated to be 1,200 years old.

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