Port Orford cypress

...Benihi (red cypress) C. formosensis Matsum. grows in the temperate forests of the Central Mountain Range of Taiwan, and its wood is used for the large torii gates of the Meiji Shrine as well as the Heian Shrine mentioned above. Lawson cypress C. lawsoniana (A.Murr.) Parl. (English name Lawson cypress, Port Orford cypress) is distributed from Oregon to California in western North America, and can grow to a large tree of 60 meters. Because its wood resembles cypress, it is called Beihi (American cypress) in the Japanese market. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ベニヒ(紅檜)C.formosensis Matsum.は，台湾中央山脈の温帯林に産し，その材は上述の平安神宮などのほか，明治神宮の大鳥居にも用いられている。ローソンヒノキC.lawsoniana (A.Murr.) Parl.(英名Lawson cypress,Port Orford cypress)は北アメリカ西部オレゴン州からカリフォルニア州に分布し，60mの大木となる。材がヒノキに似るので日本の市場ではベイヒ(米檜)と呼ばれる。…

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