Golden Hiyokuhiba - Golden Hiyokuhiba

...Hiyokuhiba (Itohibaba) has thin, drooping branches and leaves, Himuro has needle-like leaves that are seen on seedlings until the summer of the year they are sown and are pale green in color, Tamahimuro has cylindrical, spherical leaves without being pruned, and Shinobuhiba has thin, pointed leaves that are often used as hedges. There are also beautiful color variations, such as Ogonsawara, Ogonhiyokuhiba, Ogonshinobuhiba (Hotaruhiba, market name Nikkohiba), which have golden new leaves, and Fuirihiba, which turns white. [Hamata Toshio]...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…枝葉が細長く垂れるヒヨクヒバ(イトヒバ)，葉が播種（はしゆ）当年夏までの苗にみられるような針状葉のみでその色も青白緑色のヒムロ，刈り込まずに全体が円柱状球形になるタマヒムロ，葉が細長くとがり生垣に多く用いられるシノブヒバなどは形の変わったものである。色変りにも，新葉の黄金色になるオウゴンサワラ，オウゴンヒヨクヒバ，オウゴンシノブヒバ(ホタルヒバ，市場名日光ヒバ)，白色になるフイリヒバなど美しいものがある。【浜谷 稔夫】。…

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