16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
Heart of Wilson stump

This stub is a stump of Yakusugi. Yakusugi is said to be over 2,000 years old. Wilson stamp were discovered 52 years ago by botanist Ernesto Henry Wilson on Yakushima. The stump is hollow, you can see the sky in the heart when peeking inside.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2018
Date Uploaded: 09.2018
Photo Location: Japan
Camera: NIKON D810
Copyright: © reiko takahashi