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Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall. [4] In Japan, where the tree is called kusunoki, five camphor trees are known with a trunk circumference above 20 m (66 ft), with the largest individual, Kamō no Ōkusu (蒲生の大楠, "Great camphor of Kamō"), reaching 24.22 m (79 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft).
Ōyamazumi Jinja Camphor trees Cinnamomum camphora 大山祇神社のクスノキ群 Ōyamazumi Jinja no kusunoki-gun: Imabari: 2.1: Nemalionopsis tortuosa Site of Incidence オキチモズク発生地 Okichimozuku hassei-chi: Tōon
Also, there is a sacred tree at this site, the Sacred Camphor Tree, located between the Nachi Shrine and Seigantoji temple. It is 850 years old and is said to have been planted by Taira-no-Shigemori (1138–1179). The straw rope and paper flags show that this tree has been sanctified as a kami. The tree is alive with moss and ferns and other ...
Tadasu No Mori is composed mostly of deciduous tree species, especially those commonly found along riversides. Additionally, many camphor trees were planted after the Muroto Typhoon of 1934 caused severe flooding which drowned much of the forest's vegetation.
Giant Camphor tree on Shishi-jima Cinnamomum camphora 志々島の大くす Shishi-jima no ō-kusu: Mitoyo: Giant Camphor tree in the Precinct of Zentsū-ji Cinnamomum camphora 善通寺境内の大グス Zentsūji keidai no dai-gusu
The surviving trees of Sannō Shrine have become another living demonstration of destruction and re-growth. Two large camphor trees were scorched, burned and stripped of all leaves by the bomb's shock wave; and yet, despite everything, the trees survived. One tree in Nagasaki was designated a natural monument on February 15, 1969. [2]
Domestic animals peculiar to Japan; Well-known imported animals presently in a wild state, with the exception of domestic animals; their habitat; Particularly valuable animal specimen; Plants, vegetation Old trees of historic interest, gigantic trees, old trees, deformed trees, cultivated pulpwood, roadside trees, shrine forests
Camphor (/ ˈ k æ m f ər /) is a waxy, colorless solid with a strong aroma. [5] It is classified as a terpenoid and a cyclic ketone.It is found in the wood of the camphor laurel (Cinnamomum camphora), a large evergreen tree found in East Asia; and in the kapur tree (Dryobalanops sp.), a tall timber tree from South East Asia.