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Close-up of the trunk. Cedro is a tree of the New World tropics, appearing in forests of moist and seasonally dry subtropical or tropical biomes (24) from latitude 26°N on the Pacific coast of Mexico, throughout Central America and the Caribbean, to the lowlands and foothills of most of South America up to 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) altitude, finding its southern limit at about latitude 28°S in ...
Jōmon Sugi (縄文杉) is a large cryptomeria tree located on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in Japan. It is the oldest and largest among the old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island, and is estimated to be between 2,170 [26] and 7,200 years old. [27] [28] Cryptomeria are often described and referred to in Japanese literature.
Houkisugi or Hōkisugi at Nakagawa (箒スギ) is a 2000-year-old Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria) at Nakagawa Settlement, Yamakita town, Ashigarakami District, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The tree was revered by locals because it prevented a great fire from spreading in 1904. There is still visible fire damage on the tree.
Cedrela is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. [1] They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina.
Weeping Atlas Cedar Golden weeping willow: Salix Sepulcralis Group 'Chrysocoma' Weeping trees are trees characterized by soft, limp twigs. [1] This characterization may lead to a bent crown and pendulous branches that can cascade to the ground. While weepyness occurs in nature, most weeping trees are cultivars. [1]
Cryptomeria stamens and pollen. Hay fever in Japan (花粉症, kafunshō, "pollen illness") is most commonly caused by pollen from Cryptomeria japonica (known as sugi in Japanese and often translated as "cedar" though it is not a member of the Cedrus genus) and Japanese cypress (known as hinoki), two native Japanese tree species.
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Hesperocyparis lusitanica, the Mexican cypress, cedar-of-Goa or Goa cedar, is a species of cypress native to Mexico and Central America (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras). It has also been introduced to Belize , Costa Rica and Nicaragua , growing at 1,200–3,000 metres (3,900–9,800 ft) altitude.