(Photo: Page Tim)
PARINGIN - Youth environmental group Green Community Forum (FKH) Citra Sanggam Balangan, Balangan District, South Kalimantan Province, while roaming the forest in Halong District, discovered a very large tree.
"The tree is very large and it is possible to surround the tree requires at least eight people by holding hands," said FKH Chairman Citra Sanggam Balangan, Fahnor in Panggung village, South Paringin, Monday (19/2/2018).
the tree was discovered accidentally, when young people FKH roam the forest to identify fruit plants endemic Kalimantan in the district.
after seeing a towering tree they also approached the tree and it turns out the tree is very large.
They themselves do not know the type of tree but it is estimated that the tree is commonly referred to as a kusi tree.
it seems that the tree had been beaten by the bees on it, because there are parts of the tree that traces the person up, given the nail and the former sabetan machetes for the location of the means of climbing the tree.
"We had time to take pictures in the right tree in the village Mentuyan," said Adie a member of FKH Cita Sanggam who participated in the explanation.
according to these environmentalists, the tree is naturally preserved, because it is a natural heritage that remains, and is estimated to be hundreds of years old and possibly thousands of years old.
they hope the land owners participate in maintaining the rare plants for the future grandchildren, both as a means of education and research facilities.
to Balangan regency government or South Kalimantan provincial government they hope also have attention to the tree, if necessary for its preservation only bought the land by government.
Its look so beautiful