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When you are a rural samurai in need of a proper entrance gate for your house and gardens, but you can not afford to build one cooler than your
neighbor's thatched one: grow it by planting Yew Pines (Podocarpus macrophyllus). With minimal care they will live for many centuries.
neighbor's thatched one: grow it by planting Yew Pines (Podocarpus macrophyllus). With minimal care they will live for many centuries.
Another popular form of living gate in central and northern Japan is the "Monkaburi", usually a Japanese Black Pine (黒松). You can grow them from scratch or buy from specialist gardeners.
