Asunaro
Thujopsis dolabrata


An evergreen tall tree with reddish brown bark.

Leaves are scaly, hatchet shaped, ovovate oblong with white stomate patches below.

The species is found in Nikko, Source Area of Tone River and Kiso Area.

The wood is used for buildings, engineering works, furnitures, sculptures and basis of lacquer work.

Distribution ; Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu



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