恆春熱帶植物殖育場 第一號母樹園 - Taiwan

Established in 1901, Taiwan’s first tropical plant mother tree cultivation center

CE established the "Hengchun Tropical Plant Breeding Farm" in 1901, and set up No. 1, 2, 3, and 4 mother tree gardens in the 4 clubs of Zhutongshu, Port, Guizilu, and Gaoshifo. CE In March 1901, Tashiro Yasushi proposed the idea of ​​establishing a tropical tropical plant breeding farm to the Governor of Kodama Gentaro, and received the support of Nitoto Inazo, the head of the Reproductive Production Division. This is Tashiro’s unfinished dream in the Yaeyama Islands in the past. CE was established in Hengchun in 1901. It was a total of 11 years until CE 1911 abolished the breeding ground and changed it to a branch of the forestry testing ground. CE 1902 (28th year of Guangxu of Qing Dynasty/35th year of Meiji of Japan) Since November, Tashiro has served as the director of the "Hengchun Tropical Plant Breeding Farm" for 8 years. He is engaged in the transplantation and cultivation of tropical plants, and the management of the mother tree garden and seedling farm. Introduced 513 tropical plants, which were planted in Gao Shifo and pigs. The experimental sites such as Yushu, Port and Guizailu were managed by the Hengchun Branch of the Taiwan Forestry Laboratory after the restoration. CE In 1968, the Guizilu Tropical Plant Experimental Site was opened as the "Kenting Forest Recreation Area".