동영상 뉴스 President Park Geun - Hye yesterday ( Sunday ) called on the Korean people to join forces to tackle difficulties the nation is faced with , planting the country ' s national flower to mark Arbor Day . During an Arbor Day ceremony at the garden of the presidential Blue House , Park also noted South Korea ' s successful nationwide forestation projects which began decades ago . She planted three seedlings of Mugunghwa , the Rose of Sharon . South Korea once was severely deforested after going through the 1910 - 45 Japanese colonialism and the 1950 - 53 Korean War . But it has restored thick forests owing to the nationwide tree - planting campaign over the past few decades . [ YTN 이벤트 ] 봄 이 오 는 풍경 을 전해 주 세요 ! 101 명 에게 백화점 상품권 과 커피 를 드립니다 . [ 저작권자 ( c ) YTN & YTN PLUS . 무단 전재 - 재 배포 금지 ]