Jōmon Sugi fall down

[Astroboy]

Jōmon Sugi located in Yakushima island (south of Japan, near Kagoshima prefecture) has fallen down the day before yesterday. Jōmon Sugi was the oldest and largest of nearly 2,000-year-old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island,and is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old, and it was one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan.
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201009/2010091200162&rel=j&g=soc

Jōmon Sugi ... before fall and afte fall.

It is shocking to me as I should go there in the near future.

 

[undrentide]

The feeling that we've lost something that endured over 2,000 years makes me sad....

 

[Nuala]

Wow, that's actually very sad. Anything with that much history will be missed dearly. Sorry for your loss, nation of Japan.

 

[Astroboy]

Wow, that's actually very sad. Anything with that much history will be missed dearly. Sorry for your loss, nation of Japan.

Maybe possible to reproduce it with embryonic-stem-cell technology.

 

[Nuala]

Maybe possible to reproduce it with embryonic-stem-cell technology.

I feel that it wouldn't be the same tree, Astroboy.

 

[Hezam]

Sorry for the loss ! old things especially when it's very old and meaningful are very valued.