Pipe tree

Japanese: pipe tree(英語表記)pipetree
Pipe tree

…It was introduced to Japan in the middle of the Meiji period, and is widely cultivated in the Kanto region and north, especially in Hokkaido, because it is resistant to the cold. It is also called the pipe tree because its flowers produce fragrant oil, and the stems are cut and the pith removed to make pipes. It can be propagated by division, grafting, and cuttings, and also by seeds. …

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Japanese:

…日本には明治中期に渡来し,寒さに強いため関東以北,とくに北海道で多く栽植されている。花からは香油が,また茎は切って中の髄を抜いてパイプにするので,パイプ・ツリーpipe treeの名もある。繁殖は株分け,接木,挿木で殖やし,種子によっても可能である。…

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