Miracle Pine, which survived 2011 tsunami, cut down in Japan
[]
A ceremony was held on Wednesday when a pine tree named “Miracle Pine” was felled in Fukushima Prefecture, northeast Japan./VCG Photo

A ceremony was held on Wednesday when a pine tree named “Miracle Pine” was felled in Fukushima Prefecture, northeast Japan./VCG Photo

It was the only one out of the 70,000 coastal trees that survived the 2011 tsunami in Japan and became a symbol of hope for local people. /VCG Photo

It was the only one out of the 70,000 coastal trees that survived the 2011 tsunami in Japan and became a symbol of hope for local people. /VCG Photo

The miracle pine, said to have been more than 200 years old, had, however, been decaying in recent years because of overexposure to salty water. /VCG Photo

The miracle pine, said to have been more than 200 years old, had, however, been decaying in recent years because of overexposure to salty water. /VCG Photo