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Konami Tsukamoto
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“In difficult transplanting operations, I talk to the tree with humility while doing my best to find the right solution. Then, the tree teaches me how to overcome the obstacle.”
Konami Tsukamoto (born 1949) first seen 2008 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Goi Peace Foundation Lecture Series - Lecture 18: Learning from trees - Lecture Series: Values for the 21st Century - 4 Mar 2008 - Archive
“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 (born 1949) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Gaia Press Article - A tree doctor linking the hearts of trees and humans - 1 Mar 2016 - Archive
“Even before I became a certified tree doctor, I had transplanted more than 100 giant trees, mostly between 500 and 1,000 years old, and I can say that I never had one failure.”
Konami Tsukamoto (born 1949) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Nippon.com Profile/Article by Julian Ryall - Woman Arborist Heals Trees, Parks, Souls - 9 May 2016 - Archive