botanical observatory

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나무
Where ancient ring-growth data meets cutting-edge visualization
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Cellular Structure

The microscopic architecture of wood — each hexagon a living cell

Species Zelkova serrata
Age 487 years
Ring Count 487
Diameter 1.8m
Location 경기도 Gyeonggi Province
Elevation 342m
Carbon Stored 12.4tons
02

Ring Growth

A cross-section through time — each ring a year of growth, drought, abundance

1539 First ring — seedling emerges
1592 Narrow rings — Imjin War drought
1700 Wide growth — optimal conditions
1816 Year without summer — volcanic winter
1950 Scarred ring — Korean War
2026 Outermost ring — present day
03

Canopy Map

Looking upward through the crown — branches as constellations, leaves as stars

2,847 branches mapped
148,000 estimated leaves
22.3 meter crown spread