coppicing-like technique for cedar trees
A traditional Japanese forestry method where multiple trunks are grown from a single cedar stump, similar to coppicing. Used in Kitayama forestry for producing straight, knot-free timber.
京都の北山では、台杉という独特の林業技術が受け継がれている。
In Kitayama, Kyoto, a unique forestry technique called daisugi has been passed down.
台杉は一本の切り株から複数の幹を育てる方法だ。
Daisugi is a method of growing multiple trunks from a single stump.
Compound of 台 (dai, 'platform' or 'base') and 杉 (sugi, 'cedar'), referring to the base stump from which multiple trunks grow.