福州大榕樹,又稱中(zhong)國榕樹王,位于福建省福州市(shi)國家森林(lin)公園(yuan)內。
福(fu)州國家(jia)森林公園里的這株“千年(nian)古榕”,其樹(shu)冠遮(zhe)天蔽(bi)日,蓋地十多畝,樹(shu)冠為福(fu)州十大古榕之首,故稱“榕樹(shu)王”。
這(zhe)棵古榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)小葉榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong),屬桑科榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)屬常綠喬木,又名紅皮(pi)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)。是(shi)北宋治平年(nian)間(jian)福州太守(shou)張伯玉編戶(hu)植榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)時種下(xia)的(de)(de)(de),距今(jin)已有(you)(you)900多年(nian)的(de)(de)(de)歷史了(le)。該樹(shu)圍9m多,高50多m,冠幅(fu)1330多㎡,可(ke)謂“榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)蔭遮半天(tian)”,也(ye)叫“鳥(niao)的(de)(de)(de)天(tian)堂”。這(zhe)棵榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)樹(shu)奇(qi)特之處就是(shi)它兩(liang)(liang)邊(bian)的(de)(de)(de)葉子落葉不(bu)同時,據有(you)(you)關人員(yuan)研究介紹:這(zhe)棵榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)樹(shu)很可(ke)能是(shi)兩(liang)(liang)株榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)樹(shu)生(sheng)長在一塊,而不(bu)是(shi)一株。又因小葉榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)沒有(you)(you)氣(qi)根柱地(di),為(wei)了(le)支(zhi)持沉重的(de)(de)(de)橫向主干,避免主干折斷,森(sen)林公園的(de)(de)(de)巧(qiao)匠塑造(zao)了(le)仿(fang)氣(qi)根混(hun)凝(ning)土柱支(zhi)撐逐年(nian)向外伸長的(de)(de)(de)榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)樹(shu)主干。因其(qi)位于湖邊(bian),烈日(ri)下(xia),波(bo)光倒(dao)影,映著古榕(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)(rong)枝繁葉茂(mao),蒼勁挺拔的(de)(de)(de)英姿(zi),煞是(shi)壯(zhuang)觀,現(xian)已成(cheng)為(wei)森(sen)林公園內的(de)(de)(de)一大著名景(jing)點。