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> considered such trees utterly unworthy of their attention. That doesn't read like wanting to flaunt lack of practical benefit. Might it not be more about fru
by jolmg 6y ago
> considered such trees utterly unworthy of their attention.
That doesn't read like wanting to flaunt lack of practical benefit. Might it not be more about fruit trees and non-fruit trees requiring different forms of attention? Like having to clean up after possibly-sticky, rotting fruit, etc. You can't rake fruit like you would with leaves. If anything, non-fruit trees seem more practical.
- yongjik 6y agoI'm paraphrasing from memory, but the priest made it clear that the Japanese considered fruit trees unworthy of their garden, not just "requiring different maintenance." (Well, of course, I don't know how fluent the priest's Japanese was, so there might be a game of telephone occurring here ...)
- ekianjo 6y agoFruit trees would also attract all sorts of animals and you probably don't want that if you manage a garden.