RIKUZENTAKATA, Iwate Pref. — The continued survival of the 260-year-old pine tree that withstood the March 11 tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, and became a symbol of the city’s resilience, is now in doubt because its roots are being killed by exposure to seawater.
The tree is the only survivor of the around 70,000 pines that once stood in a scenic stretch of the coastal city. Residents dubbed it “the miracle pine.”
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