《太平广记·卷一百一十八·报应十》
等到陈武帝作皇帝，灵铣凭伏辅佐皇帝是有功之臣，同周文昱、侯安都并为三杰，好比是汉朝的萧何、张良。以后官升到丹阳尹为止，灵铣建宅在湖东二里的地方，宅南边有棵楮树，很大，有几十围那么粗。这棵楮树很有灵验。现在村里有很多人到那里祈祷，他们的祝辞中都称这棵树叫千年树。
及陈武受梁禅，灵铣以佐命功臣，与周文昱、侯安都为三杰，如汉之萧张焉，后官止丹阳尹，按灵铣宅湖东二里，宅南有楮树，其大数十围，树有灵，今村人数有祈祷，其祝辞号为 千年树 。
When Emperor Chen became emperor, Lingxian helped and assisted him, becoming a meritorious subject, together with Zhou Wenyuan and Hou Andu, known collectively as the three heroes, like Xiao He and Zhang Liang of the Han Dynasty. Later, he was promoted to governor of Danyang, and Lingxian built a house in the east of the lake, two miles away. To the south of the residence was a very large mulberry tree, dozens of waists thick. This mulberry tree was very effective. Nowadays, many people in the village go there to pray, and all the prayers refer to the tree as the thousand-year-old tree.