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Neglect shrinks tallest topiary
The Telegraph | Khelen Thokchom | Imphal, March 10:
With love and care, it once stood green and tall — reaching 61 feet into the sky. But neglect and lack of funds has reduced the world’s tallest hedge plant topiary to 40 feet.
Guinness World Record holder Moirangthem Okendra is now waiting for government help to restore his record-breaking topiary to its old glory. “I started neglecting the plant as I could no longer mobilise funds to maintain it. By the time the Guinness people recorded it as the tallest topiary, I had spent Rs 25 lakh on it,” Okendra said.
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