Heavy rain brings down sacred tree at Gifu shrine

[RainbowSingularity]

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200712_15/

Heavy rain has toppled an ancient cedar tree at a shrine in Gifu Prefecture, central Japan.


The 40-meter-tall tree fell over on Saturday at Shinmei Shrine, cutting off power, damaging the roof of a nearby house and blocking a road.


Local residents say the "goshinboku," or sacred tree, was about 1,300 years old and had been designated by the prefecture as a natural monument. It had a circumference of 11 meters.

i was wondering
can they pour rooting formula on the roots then put dirt on the roots(cover them) and see if it stays alive ?

 

[RainbowSingularity]

other alternative might be to remove & preserve the wood and build(new foundations purpose built modern fit for tourism) a small shrine out of the trees wood

 

[sculptor]

other alternative might be to remove & preserve the wood and build(new foundations purpose built modern fit for tourism) a small shrine out of the trees wood

how the mighty have fallen...........................
The 40-meter-tall tree ... a circumference of 11 meters.

small shrine?
There is, most likely, up to 160,000 bd ft(board feet) of lumber in that tree
average stick built house of 2000 sq ft would require 1/10 that amount.

useable bd ft is another matter
even if only 60% is useable
that's enough to build a 12,000 sq foot mansion

 

[RainbowSingularity]

They could also offer some of the wood to the sword masters to have turned into stands(etc) & have a wood carver make a miniature replica of the tree & temple[from pictures]& gift it to the emperors family.

 

[billvon]

They could also offer some of the wood to the sword masters to have turned into stands(etc) & have a wood carver make a miniature replica of the tree & temple[from pictures]& gift it to the emperors family.

They could burn it and keep the emperor's family warm all winter!