Isn't this just Pollarding and/or Coppicing, which have been practiced for at least 2000 years in Europe (and probably many other cultures as well), with a healthy dose of orientalism added on top?

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cwillu an hour ago | parent | next [-]

From the twitter thread this was stolen from:

“It is a little different, more like pollarding, and it doesn't work with any other conifers than saplings from one specific mutant cedar in a shrine near Kyoto.”

https://xcancel.com/wrathofgnon/status/1250287741247426565

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thrownawaysz 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

>with a healthy dose of orientalism added on top

Also known as 'Thing, Japan'. HN eats up articles like this every single week.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/thing-japan

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stymaar an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Are coppicing and pollarding used at all to produce timber? I had the impression that it was done only to make firewood, and was cut repeatedly without letting it grow like described in the article.

	▲	WillAdams an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Coppicing is used for lumber for baskets and other weaving techniques, at least in Appalachia.

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broken-kebab an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Yes, it's exactly it. But call it 'giant bonsai', and it sounds like a new discovery.

	▲	cwillu an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Well, except for the part where it depends on a mutation.

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physicalecon an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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grey-area 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Yes it is.