A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.

A few hundred people have turned out to protect historic century-old ginkgo trees that are likely to be chopped down under a controversial redevelopment for a beloved Tokyo park district.

  • @Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz
    32•2 years ago

    I’ve always been fond of the idea that no person should be able to chop down a tree which is older than they are.

    It was there first. Work around it.

    • @Darukhnarn@feddit.de
      -6•2 years ago

      Check out how much is made from wood. You’re idea is cute, but not that viable.

      I’m not arguing for the felling of those trees.

      • MaggiWuerze
        12•2 years ago

        That wood comes from plantations. What does it have to do with felling old trees for the sake of development instead of working around them?

        • @Darukhnarn@feddit.de
          2•2 years ago

          The previous poster talks about trees in general. So did I. I even clarified that I’m against chopping down these particular trees. The wood you use in your day to day love most certainly doesn’t stem from plantations. A part of it yes, but that also varies a lot depending on where in the world you are.

          • @Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
            3•2 years ago

            Here in the nordics at least i genuinely don’t think any wood doesn’t come from plantations, either it’s plantation or you’re not allowed to chop it down for lumber.