Busan Facilities Corporation Celebrates 30th Anniversary by Creating Zelkova Tree Hill in Busan Citizens Park ... Using Street Trees from BRT Project Section

(From the right) Lee Haeseong, Director of Busan Facilities Corporation, Park Jungwoong, Head of the Happiness Welfare Headquarters, and Kim Hunsik, Head of the Infrastructure Headquarters, are planting a zelkova tree and taking a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] A hill of 156 Zelkova trees has been created in the central lawn plaza of Busan Citizens Park, where the lack of shade has long been an unresolved issue.

On the 15th, Busan Facilities Corporation established a Zelkova tree hill on approximately 7,000㎡ of land on the outskirts of the Hayaria Lawn Plaza in Busan Citizens Park to commemorate the corporation's 30th anniversary and held a commemorative tree planting ceremony.

Marking its 30th anniversary, the corporation increased tree shade to address the shortage of resting spaces in Busan Citizens Park.

The corporation planted an additional 100 Zelkova trees to the existing 56 on the outskirts of the Hayaria Lawn Plaza in Busan Citizens Park, creating a total of 156 commemorative trees for citizens' leisurely rest.

The newly planted Zelkova trees were sourced from street trees removed during the Seomyeon-Sasang Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project section, significantly contributing to eco-friendly green policies such as carbon neutrality and resource circulation.

This effort stands out as a problem-solving initiative through communication with citizens, aligned with the corporation’s recently established Vision 2030 management strategy system, “Comfortable Busan Green Smart Innovative Public Corporation.”

About 40 people, including Chairman Lee Hae-seong, Safety Innovation Headquarters Director Park In-ho, Infrastructure Headquarters Director Kim Hoon-sik, Happiness Welfare Headquarters Director Park Jung-woong, as well as department heads, team leaders, and staff, participated in the commemorative tree planting event.

Chairman Lee Hae-seong said, “We are pleased to create a beautiful Zelkova tree hill in the area where citizens have felt the most inconvenience on the occasion of the corporation’s 30th anniversary. Since the Zelkova trees were originally street trees, we hope they grow vigorously and continue to provide shade to citizens even 100 or 200 years from now.”

Busan Citizens Park, opened in 2014 on land returned from a U.S. military base, has long faced many requests from users regarding the lack of shade. The corporation has continuously made efforts to resolve the shade issue by planting additional shade trees and installing shade shelters.

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