Enkou cedar - Enkou sugi

...The needles are ground into powder with the leaves and bark of the Machilus tree to make incense sticks, and the wood is also used in powdered incense. It is also widely used as a garden tree, hedge or bonsai, and there are many horticultural varieties, such as Enkou-sugi (Enkou cedar), which has alternating long and short needles on its branches, Yoresugi (Yoresugi), which has twisted needles on its branches, and Ogon-sugi (Ogon cedar), which has golden needles. It is also used as a flower arrangement.
[Forestry and varieties]
Japanese cedars occupy more than 40% of the planted forest area in Japan, making them the most important tree species, surpassing cypress, pines, larch, and todomatsu.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Enkougi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…針葉はタブノキの葉や樹皮とともに粉にして線香を作り，また材を抹香に用いる。庭木，生垣あるいは盆栽としても多く用いられ，枝に針葉の長い部分と短い部分が交互に現れるエンコウスギ(猿猴杉)，針葉が枝によじれてつくヨレスギ，針葉が黄金色を呈するオウゴンスギなど園芸品種も多く，生花にも供される。
［林業と品種］
　スギは日本の造林面積のうち40％以上を占め，ヒノキ，マツ類，カラマツ，トドマツを抜いて第1位の重要樹種である。…

※「エンコウスギ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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