The city tree of Wuyishan

In Wuyishan, people can see towering trees every where, most of which are camphor trees. The oldest camphor tree is more than 1,000 year old. As the camphor tree has strong vitality, luxuriant branches and leaves, and of high value, it has been loved by the people of Wuyishan since ancient times. In 1995,the Municipal People's Congress decided to make the camphor tree the city tree of Wuyishan.