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Is daisugi technique real?
Yes, daisugi is a technique of bonsai that’s usually practiced in Kitayama, the North Mountains of Kyoto. This technique is so special not only because it is an ancient technique, but also because it is so rare. Daisugi produces special straight lumber that any other techniques cannot give.
What is the daisugi technique?
Written as 台杉, the Daisugi technique literally means platform cedar, a technique that uses existing trees to grow additional trees. The result of such a technique looks like an open palm with multiple perfectly vertical trees growing out of it thus creating a sustainable harvest of timber from a single tree.
What is daisugi used for?
Think of it as a bonsai on a large scale. This technique, which is called daisugi, enables foresters to harvest wood much more quickly. The shoots can either be planted (to help quickly populate a forest) or harvested.
What is so special about Daisugi trees?
Daisugi (台杉) is a Japanese technique similar to coppicing, used on Cryptomeria (Sugi) trees. The term roughly translates to “platform cedar”. Shoots from the base of the tree are pruned so that the trunk stays straight. This technique results in a harvest of straight logs without having to cut down the entire tree.
Do the Japanese grow trees on top of trees?
A 600-year-old Japanese forestry technique of creating a tree-platform for other trees to grow upon can help prevent deforestation and results in stronger, more flexible, perfectly round straight timber.
What is Japan tree?
Cerasus. They are also known as Japanese cherry and Sakura (桜 or 櫻; さくら or サクラ). They generally refer to ornamental cherry trees, not to be confused with cherry trees that produce fruit for eating. It is considered the national flower of Japan.
How do they grow trees in Japan?
The method originated in Kyoto and involves pruning the branches of Kitayama cedar so that the remaining shoots grow straight upward from a platform. Rather than harvesting the entire tree for lumber, loggers can fell just the upper portions, leaving the base and root structure intact.
What is Japanese daisugi?
Daisugi (台杉) is a Japanese technique similar to coppicing, used on Cryptomeria (Sugi) trees. The term roughly translates to “platform cedar”. Shoots from the base of the tree are pruned so that the trunk stays straight. It is believed that the production of logs by daisugi began in the Muromachi period.
What is Japanese tree called?
Bonsai
| Bonsai | |
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| Hanja | 盆栽 |
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| Kanji | 盆栽 |
What kinds of trees grow in Japan?
So without further ado, let’s see 11 types of Japanese trees that can (and should) be grown outside all year round.
- Maximowicz Birch.
- Nikko Japanese Fir.
- Japanese maple.
- Japan larch.
- Japanese alder.
- Japanese chestnut.
- Japanese blossom cherry.
- Japanese oak.
What is the famous Japanese tree?
Sakura
Sakura is probably one of the most famous and favorite trees of Japan and is widely recognized as a symbol of the Japanese spirit. However, autumn is celebrated in Japan as much as spring and during those months come momiji, or Japanese maple and uchou, commonly known as the ginkgo tree.