Japan's 600-Year-Old Daisugi Technique Harvests Timber Without Felling Trees

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Daisugi is a traditional Japanese forestry method developed in Kyoto during the 14th century, making it roughly 600 years old. The technique involves cultivating multiple straight trunks from a single cedar tree, allowing repeated timber harvests without destroying the parent tree. Originating as a practical solution to limited land availability, it enables sustainable wood production over several centuries. The method is now gaining renewed global interest as deforestation concerns push demand for more environmentally responsible forestry practices.

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