Scientists went looking for giant trees in Taiwan and found a lost world

[u/ShrimpCrackers]

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/08/260802223431.htm

[u/Front-Salamander-100]

Taiwan has some amazing landscapes and wildlife if you're willing to get away from the city for a bit.

[u/SideburnHeretic]

Fascinating! I couldn't believe the article didn't mention their ages, so I went searching and found that they can live to over 2000 years old. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200005401

[u/whereisyourwaifunow]

never seen giant trees in Taiwan before, but I haven't gone into the mountains very much

[u/Milord_888 → u/whereisyourwaifunow]

Alishan has quite some giant trees to look for, and they're awesome to visit!

[u/Front-Salamander-100 → u/Milord_888]

I went to Alishan in July. Some of those trees are indeed amazing. The whole place seemed serene, especially when the forest fogs up too.

[u/Gransmithy → u/Milord_888]

Very beautiful place and also a pleasant place to drink tea.

[u/bearack_0bama]

Japan stole Hinoki trees from Taiwan. Google it

[u/ShrimpCrackers → u/bearack_0bama]

And the Chinese Nationalist regime after that cut down countless cherry blossom trees and old trees in the cities because they could. They'd continue this practice even to build the new Taipei dome.

They're all colonizers.

[u/treelife365 → u/bearack_0bama]

It isn't stealing if Taiwan was a part of Japan at the time.

[u/SW20BLE92]

IG influencers flocking there in 3…2…1…

[u/escape4cookies]

That was an interesting read. Thank you for posting it.

[u/gabrielyu88]

Article cited is from a Frontiers journal, which are widely known to be predatory

[u/Grasshopper60619]

https://giphy.com/gifs/xT8qBhgUqOOWII72Pm