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Yes, it's exactly it. But call it 'giant bonsai', and it sounds like a new discovery.
by broken-kebab 4mo ago
Yes, it's exactly it. But call it 'giant bonsai', and it sounds like a new discovery.
- cwillu 4mo agoWell, except for the part where it depends on a mutation.
- jibal 4mo agoIt doesn't depend on a mutation.
- cwillu 4mo ago“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 https://xcancel.com/wrathofgnon/status/1250287741247426565
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- broken-kebab 4mo agoUnless you believe that Japanese version makes trees mutate, it's still pollarding.
- cwillu 4mo agoThe japanese version depends on propogating a specific mutated variant.
- broken-kebab 4mo agoYes. It's exactly like how it works everywhere, though? You can't pollard any tree, it needs to have genetically predetermined ability to sprout from the stump.