No matter if you cut off their branches, or they are struck… - Konami Tsukamoto

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No matter if you cut off their branches, or they are struck by lightning, or if they rot due to lack of care, they will accept it and forgive. That’s the way trees are. Animals can move around, but a tree has to stay alive where it stands. Feeling sorry for trees or wanting to take care of them is something that only humans do.

Konami Tsukamoto

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Konami Tsukamoto (born 1949) is a Japanese arborist

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Alternative Names: Tsukamoto Konami

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