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known as " Uzura-moku " or " Quail-grain." The wood is. 

 light yellowish and raddish in colour. As the material for 

 buildings, implements, and decorations, it is known for its wide 

 applications. 



Sawara {Chamaecyparis pisifera S. et Z,\ Nezuko {Thuja 

 japonica Maxim.), Koya-maki {Sciadopytis vcrticitlata S. et Z.). 

 In natural forests, these trees grow mixed with other species, 

 very few of them being found as pure forests. In the State 

 forests of Koya-san in Kii province and in the Imperial forests, 

 of Kiso these trees grow mixed with Chamaecyparis obtusa S. 

 et Z, and other conifers. Of the natural forests of these 

 species, the largest is found in groups at the points ranging 

 between 900 metres and 1,800 metres above sea level in such 

 provinces as Yamato, Bungo, Satsuma, Omi, Iwashiro, Shimo- 

 tsuke, and Uzen. CJiamaccyparis pisifera S. ct Z. and Thuja 

 japonica mexim are fine in their quality but being soft and 

 light, they are liable to split and break. These trees are made 

 into boards, sliding doors, boxes and bended-wooden articles. 

 The growth of the Sciadopytis vertiallata S, et Z. being 

 extremely slow, the grains narrow, and possessing a kind o 

 resin, it is prized for the durability in water and is used as the 

 materials for backets and earth works. 



Momi {Abies firmi S. el Z.). This species thrives most 

 extensively in the primitive forests in the southern part of 

 Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku. It grows in shady places. In 

 the latter portion of its life, the growth is very rapid and it 

 forms a fully developed trunk in the congenial soil. The wood 

 is light and soft, easily warping and pliable. As the timber for 

 general use, it may be inferior to other conifers but as the 



