‘Daisugi’
The Japanese have been producing wood for 700 years without cutting down trees.
In the 14th century, the extraordinary ‘Daisugi’ technique was born in Japan. Indeed, the ‘Daisugi’ provide that these trees will be planted for future generations and not be cut down but pruned as if they were giant bonsai trees;
By applying this technique to cedars, the wood that can be obtained is uniform, straight, and without knots, practically perfect for construction.
Pruning as a rule of art allows the tree to grow and germinate while using its wood, without ever cutting it down.
“Extraordinary technique. ”.
– Sir David Attenborough.
Written as 台杉, the ‘Daisugi’ technique literally means platform cedar, a technique that uses existing trees to grow additional trees. The result of such a technique looks like an open palm with multiple perfectly vertical trees growing out of it thus creating a sustainable harvest of timber from a single tree