茅(mao)鑊(huo),藏于(yu)四明山(shan)深處(chu)的一個小村(cun)落,已有400余年(nian)歷史,它有著“浙東第一古樹(shu)村(cun)”的美譽(yu)。雖然在(zai)驢(lv)界,茅(mao)鑊(huo)早已是(shi)(shi)名聲顯赫,但(dan)對于(yu)多(duo)數人(ren)來說,她還(huan)(huan)是(shi)(shi)養(yang)在(zai)深閨人(ren)未(wei)識。茅(mao)鑊(huo)村(cun)位于(yu)周公(gong)宅水庫上游,從章(zhang)水鎮向西(xi)20公(gong)里(li)到達(da),與赤水村(cun)相鄰(lin)。全村(cun)現(xian)(xian)有總戶數139戶,戶籍(ji)人(ren)口314人(ren),山(shan)林(lin)面(mian)積(ji)1930畝(其中茶葉(xie)面(mian)積(ji)400畝、竹(zhu)山(shan)面(mian)積(ji)790畝),耕地面(mian)積(ji)146畝。現(xian)(xian)有居民(min)住(zhu)房320間,村(cun)民(min)的房子還(huan)(huan)是(shi)(shi)古老(lao)的石(shi)頭平房,依山(shan)而建,村(cun)民(min)多(duo)以種植(zhi)毛(mao)竹(zhu)、茶葉(xie)和銀杏為主,人(ren)均收(shou)入3500元左右。
翻(fan)山(shan)越嶺來到(dao)(dao)茅鑊村,首先映入(ru)眼簾的(de)便是村口那一(yi)片郁郁蔥(cong)蔥(cong)、蔭(yin)可蔽日的(de)參天(tian)古(gu)(gu)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)群。這些古(gu)(gu)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)有松樹(shu)(shu)(shu)、楓樹(shu)(shu)(shu)、香榧和銀杏樹(shu)(shu)(shu)等眾多樹(shu)(shu)(shu)種,雖說(shuo)年齡(ling)較大的(de)已經風吹日曬了600余年,可依(yi)然枝繁葉茂、保存完好,樹(shu)(shu)(shu)高(gao)均可達(da)到(dao)(dao)四五十米(mi)左右,每(mei)棵(ke)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)都需要三(san)四名成年男子才(cai)能抱(bao)攏。神(shen)奇(qi)當屬村口一(yi)株不知名的(de)古(gu)(gu)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(樹(shu)(shu)(shu)直(zhi)徑大約1米(mi)),別看樹(shu)(shu)(shu)干中間(jian)已經全部爛空(kong),從(cong)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)底部的(de)洞探進頭可以隱約望(wang)見天(tian)空(kong)的(de)光亮,可樹(shu)(shu)(shu)冠依(yi)舊枝繁葉茂、生命力(li)還很旺盛。
小小山村自然資源豐富,參天(tian)古樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)遍布全村,其(qi)中包括國(guo)家重點保護(hu)的(de)稀有(you)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)種(zhong)金錢松(song)、有(you)植物界“活化石”之(zhi)稱的(de)銀杏(xing)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)、被稱為(wei)“壽星樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)”的(de)香榧樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu),還有(you)“霜葉紅(hong)于二月花”的(de)楓樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)……具體來(lai)說(shuo),有(you)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)齡(ling)(ling)(ling)800年以(yi)上的(de)銀杏(xing)3棵、樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)齡(ling)(ling)(ling)500年以(yi)上的(de)榧樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)79棵及(ji)金錢松(song)15棵,樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)齡(ling)(ling)(ling)在300年以(yi)上的(de)其(qi)他(ta)保護(hu)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)種(zhong)還有(you)30余棵。其(qi)中著名(ming)的(de)一棵被稱為(wei)“萬木之(zhi)冠”的(de)金錢松(song),樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)高51米,樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)圍(wei)4.2米,樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)齡(ling)(ling)(ling)約500年,其(qi)樹(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)(shu)圍(wei)和(he)立(li)木蓄積量為(wei)全國(guo)之(zhi)最(zui)。2006年5月被評為(wei)“寧波市十大(da)綠色新景觀村”。