The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 6
Cupressus obtusa, F. von Muell. (Retinospora obtusa, S. & Z.)
Cupressus obtusa, F. von Muell. (Retinospora obtusa, S. & Z.)
Japan. Attains a height of 80 feet; stem 5 feet in circumference. It forms a great part of the forests at Nipon. The wood is white-veined and compact, assuming, when planed, a silky lustre. It is used in Japan for temples. There are varieties of this species with foliage of a golden and of a silvery-white hue.
Two other Japanese cypresses deserve introduction, namely: Cupr. breviramea (Chamcæcyparis breviramea, Maxim.), and Cupr. pendens, (Chamæcyparis pendula, Maxim.)