Wilson stump - Wilson stump

Japanese: ウィルソン株 - うぃるそんかぶ
Wilson stump - Wilson stump

...Some cedars are estimated to be 2,000 to 4,000 years old, and the recently discovered Jomon cedar and Daio cedar are representative examples. Some, such as the Wilson stump, thought to have been cut down during the Shimazu clan era, are over 4.3 meters in diameter at 2 meters above ground. In other words, cedars are the largest and longest-lived species of trees native to Japan.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Wilson stump" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中には2000~4000年と推定されるものもあり,近年発見された縄文杉や大王杉はその代表的なものである。島津藩時代の伐根とみられるウィルソン株のように,地上2mで直径4.3mを超すものもある。すなわち,スギは日本産樹木の中では最大,最長寿の種である。…

※「ウィルソン株」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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