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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).
Kamō is home to the oldest Camphor laurel tree (Cinnamomum camphora) in Japan. The tree is approximately 1500 years old, [2] and stretches 33.6 m (110 ft) across, [3] and about 30 m (98 ft) high. It was heavily damaged in typhoons in 1997 and 2004. A large hollow, with a diameter of 4.5 m (15 ft), [3] exists inside the tree. This hollow was a ...
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]
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
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
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.
Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) Kumamoto Prefecture ( 熊本県 , Kumamoto-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Kyūshū . [ 2 ] Kumamoto Prefecture has a population of 1,748,134 (as of 1 June 2019 [update] ) and has a geographic area of 7,409 square kilometres (2,861 sq mi).
Iwata (磐田市, Iwata-shi) is a city located in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2019, the city had an estimated population of 169,897 in 68,215 households [2] and a population density was 1,000 persons per km 2. The total area of the city was 163.45 square kilometres (63.11 sq mi).