This photo, taken Nov. 5, 2026, shows a pine tree preserved as a natural monument at a village in Icheon, south of Seoul. The Icheon municipality said it has taken emergency measures to protect the tree, believed to be more than 850 years old, since part of its branches tested positive for pine wilt disease. Known as the crouching dragon pine tree, it has a height of 4.25 meters and a diameter of 2.2 meters at breast height. (Yonhap)
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