Jeongipumsong Pine Tree

Jeongipumsong () is a historically significant Korean pine tree (Pinus koraiensis) located at the foot of the mountain Songnisan in Boeun County, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea. Estimated to be around 600 years old, the tree is designated Natural Monument of South Korea No. 103 by the South Korean government. Its name translates to "Second Senior Rank Pine Tree", a ministerial title legendarily bestowed upon it by King Sejo of the Joseon dynasty in the 15th century.

==Etymology== The name Jeongipumsong literally translates to "Pine Tree of Second Senior Rank" (正二品松). The title refers to a civil service rank in the traditional Joseon dynasty's official ranking system, which ranged from first to ninth grade, each with junior (jong) and senior (jeong) levels. The tree was conferred the honorary title of Jeongipum, equivalent to a high court rank, in an act of symbolic reverence.