See How Trees Get Their Winter Rope Umbrellas
Have you ever wondered how the gardeners at Kenroku-en put up ropes on the trees to protect them from snow this winter? We've got just the video for you.
By NIPPON TV NEWS 24 JAPANhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd2WdCd220g
The rope umbrellas will prevent the branches from breaking under heavy, wet snow. A gardener tosses ropes from a height of 14 meters. The ropes are then stretched from treetops to lower branches. This traditional task takes place every year at Kenroku-en, considered one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. Gardeners take about six weeks to place ropes at about 800 locations in the garden.
