福(fu)州(zhou)大榕樹(shu),又(you)稱中國榕樹(shu)王,位(wei)于(yu)福(fu)建(jian)省福(fu)州(zhou)市國家森林公園(yuan)內(nei)。
福州國(guo)家森(sen)林公(gong)園里的這(zhe)株(zhu)“千(qian)年古榕”,其樹(shu)冠遮天蔽日,蓋地十多(duo)畝,樹(shu)冠為福州十大古榕之首,故稱“榕樹(shu)王”。
這棵(ke)古(gu)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)小葉(xie)榕(rong)(rong)(rong),屬(shu)桑科榕(rong)(rong)(rong)屬(shu)常綠喬木,又名(ming)紅皮榕(rong)(rong)(rong)。是(shi)北宋治平(ping)年間(jian)福(fu)州太守張伯玉(yu)編戶植榕(rong)(rong)(rong)時種下(xia)的,距(ju)今已(yi)有(you)900多(duo)年的歷史了(le)。該樹圍9m多(duo),高(gao)50多(duo)m,冠幅1330多(duo)㎡,可謂“榕(rong)(rong)(rong)蔭(yin)遮半(ban)天”,也叫“鳥的天堂”。這棵(ke)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)樹奇特之處就是(shi)它(ta)兩(liang)邊(bian)(bian)的葉(xie)子落葉(xie)不同時,據有(you)關人(ren)員(yuan)研究介(jie)紹:這棵(ke)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)樹很可能是(shi)兩(liang)株(zhu)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)樹生長在(zai)一(yi)(yi)塊,而不是(shi)一(yi)(yi)株(zhu)。又因小葉(xie)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)沒有(you)氣根柱地,為了(le)支持沉重的橫向主(zhu)干,避免(mian)主(zhu)干折斷(duan),森林公園(yuan)的巧匠塑造了(le)仿氣根混凝土柱支撐(cheng)逐年向外伸長的榕(rong)(rong)(rong)樹主(zhu)干。因其位于湖邊(bian)(bian),烈日下(xia),波光(guang)倒影,映著(zhu)古(gu)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)枝繁(fan)葉(xie)茂,蒼勁(jing)挺拔的英姿,煞是(shi)壯觀,現已(yi)成(cheng)為森林公園(yuan)內(nei)的一(yi)(yi)大著(zhu)名(ming)景點。