"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

"Miracle pine" cut down for preservation

RIKUZENTAKATA, Japan - Photo sequence shows the so-called "miracle pine" tree in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, being cut down on Sept. 12, 2012. The city conducted the project to move the tree for preservation, after the roots of the plant that survived the March 2011 tsunami were found to be dying from exposure to seawater.

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