Name

Streptopelia Orientalis

Origin

Korea, Manchuria, China, Japan, India

Characteristics

• The male and female birds live together as couples until they die and have strong homing instincts.
• They have a high fertility rate and take turns incubating their eggs.
• They are a symbol of peace.
• They help the farmers by eating insects that are harmful to farms

Reason for Selecting as Province Tree

• Has a long history of being a companion to the ancient scholars of Jeollanam-do.
• Large Camellia forests are found in the Jeollanam-do region of Kangjin, Wando Island, Ohdongdo Island.