Extreme Coppicing - Japanese Style

[sime42]

I've just stumbled across this. Very impressive.

[sime42]

Daisugi: The Japanese Forestry Technique of Creating a Tree Platform for Other Trees

WWW.SPOON-TAMAGO.COM

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photograph courtesy Yusuke NaritaSometime in 15th century Japan, a horticulture technique called daisugi was developed in Kyoto. Written as 台杉 and literally meaning platform cedar, the technique resulted in a tree that resembled an open palm with multiple trees growing out if it, perfectly verti

[doobin]

That's awesome, but looks photoshopped. Please tell me I'm wrong!

[Treeation]

Looks amazing, basically pollarding. Would be challenge to fell those lovely construction grade poles without smashing them to bits!

[Stubby]

Looks like a Roger Dean poster of a YES album !

[htb]

2 hours ago, Stubby said:

Looks like a Roger Dean poster of a YES album !

Your showing your age again, like me.....

[Khriss]

4 hours ago, Stubby said:

Looks like a Roger Dean poster of a YES album !

That malt must be good  ?  appen.  K