Natural monument—Fir forest in Inner Kumgang
February 4, 2026In and around Mt Kumgang, one of the famous mountains of the DPRK, there are many natural monuments which are of great academic significance and add beauty to the scenery.
One of them is the fir forest in Inner Kumgang.
The forest stretches around the Jangan and Phyohun temples in Mt Kumgang.
It is 128 hectares in area.
A 300-odd-year old tree there is 23 metres high and 13 metres wide at the crown.
It comes into leaf in late April and a leaf lasts for 5- 6 years.
Male and female flowers of a fir tree bloom on old branches and the tree starts to bear fruit when it gets 30 years old.
As a typical fir forest in the country, the forest is of academic significance.
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