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'Don't chop me down.' 100-year-old gingko trees may get axe for Tokyo redevelopment project (apnews.com)

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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.

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[-] Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz 55 points 1 year 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.

[-] YourFavouriteNPC@feddit.de 10 points 1 year ago

Maybe some inspiration from the legend of the tree that owns itself would be in order

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