Abstract:
The Jiangyang district of Luzhou is rich in ancient tree resources.Investigations were made of the number,species,age,level, distribution,growth and protection situation of the Jiangyang district ancient trees by way of document analysis method and field survey in order to understand the characteristics and status of ancient tree resources.The result showed that there are 2 034 ancient trees,belonging to 13 families,16 genera,17 species, the main native tree species,such as
Dimocarpus longan,Litchi chinensis and
Phoebe zhennan, among them, the third grade ancient trees were more, which accountly for 98.97 percent of the total number; the ancient trees had a wide range of distribution, which were mainly distributed in groups in the scenic area. Some Suggestions were put forward for strengthening the protection and management of ancient trees. Firstly, establishing an ancient tree resource database; second,making an ancient tree protection and management regulations; thirdly, reinforcing the publicity and education and legal regulations.