The 2011 Japanese tsunami washed away an entire forest on the country’s central Pacific coast, except for a lone pine tree. Out of 70,000 trees, the 250-year-old pine tree in Rikuzentakata was the only survivor. It was quickly named the Miracle Pine.
Unfortunately the high salinity of the ground, caused by the tsunami, slowly weakened the tree. When it died 18 months after the tsunami, a metal skeleton was inserted into its trunk, replica branches and leaves were added, and scaffolding was erected so the tree would stand as it did after the tsunami, a tall testament to the tragedy that happened there.
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