Hiba (Japanese cypress) - Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb.et Zucc.var.hondae Makino

Japanese: ヒバ(檜葉∥(■1)) - ヒバ（英語表記）Thujopsis dolabrata Sieb.et Zucc.var.hondae Makino

Also called Hinoki Asunaro (illustration). It is a variety of Asunaro and looks similar to Asunaro, but the tips of the scales do not protrude like horns, so the cones are slightly spherical, and the scale leaves are also slightly smaller. It is distributed from Mount Horyu at the northern tip of Noto Peninsula and northern Kanto, north to the base of Oshima Peninsula. The Hiba forests of Shimokita and Tsugaru Peninsulas in Aomori Prefecture are pure forests and are counted among Japan's three most beautiful forests. In Noto, ate forestry has been practiced since ancient times for the purpose of producing wood for Wajima lacquerware. It is a special afforestation method in which Hiba cuttings or cuttings are planted under cedar forests.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ヒノキアスナロともいう（イラスト）。アスナロの変種で，アスナロに似るが，果鱗の先端が角状に突出しないため球果がやや球形となり，鱗片葉もやや小さい。能登半島北端の宝立山および関東北部から北へ，渡島半島基部まで分布する。青森県下北･津軽両半島のヒバ林は純林状で，日本三大美林の一つに数えられる。能登では，むかしから輪島塗の木地材生産を目的とするアテ(档)林業が行われている。スギ林の下にヒバの直挿しまたは挿木苗植栽を行う特殊な造林法である。

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