Applying these words to Taiwan, they most aptly describe the Taiwan red cypress, whose tiny seeds are the origin of Taiwan's greatest trees. From conelets three millimeters in diameter come seeds no larger than sesame seeds, yet they grow into huge trees up to 60 meters tall.
若將這句話擺在台灣，最適合以「檜木」為證，小小的檜木種子，正是台灣「神木」的源頭，從○．三公分的毬果內，芝麻般的種子，長成四十公尺高的參天巨木。