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Hinoki Cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa, Japanese: 檜（桧）, also known as just Hinoki, or as Japanese Cypress, is a conifer in the cypress family Cupressaceae, native to central Japan. It is a slow-growing tree which grows to 35 m tall with a trunk up to 1 m in diameter. The bark is dark red-brown. The leaves are scale-like, 2-4 mm long, blunt tipped (unlike the pointed tips of the leaves of the related Sawara Cypress C. pisifera) green above, green below with a white stomatal band at the base of each scale-leaf. The conesA cone (in formal botanical usage: strobilus plural strobili) is an organ on plants in the division Pinophyta ( conifers) that contains the reproductive structures. The familiar woody cone is the seed-producing female cone. The male cones, which produces are globose, 8-12 mm diameter, with 8-12 scales arranged in opposite pairs.

A similar cypress found on TaiwanFor the political entity commonly known as "Taiwan," see Republic of China. The island of Taiwan ( Traditional: , Simplified: , Pinyin: Taiwn, Wade-Giles: T'ai-wan, Taiwanese: Tai-oan) is located off the coast of China in the Pacific Ocean. It is also kno is treated by different botanists as either a variety of this species (as C. obtusa var. formosana) or as a separate species C. taiwanensis; it differs in smaller cones 6-9 mm diameter with smaller scales.

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It is grown for its very high quality timber in Japan, where it is used as a material for building palacePalais de la Cit in Paris, the royal palace of France. Viewed from the back, across the Seine River, with the Sainte Chapelle on the right side. Painted in the 1410s. This article refers to royal residences. For more information on the graphical virtual rs, templeThe word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. Religion A temple is a structure reserved for religious worship or sacrifice. Some religions use this generic term: Buddhism ( Shaolin) Temps, shrines and baths. The wood is lemon-scented and light-colored with a rich, straight grain, and is highly rot resistant.

It is also a popular ornamental tree in parkFor the Korean family name Park, see Korean name. A park is any of a number of geographic features. Originally, the term referred to an area maintained as open space where residences, industry and farming were not allowed, often originally so that nobilits and gardenA garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of nature. The garden can incorporate both natural and man-made materials. In its most common form, known as a residential garden, it is found adjacent tos, both in Japan and elsewhere in temperateIn geography, temperate latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The north temperate zone extends from the Tropic of Cancer at about 23. 5 degrees north latitude to the Arctic Circle at about 66. 5 degrees north latitude. climates including western EuropeFor the band of the same name, see Europe (band . Europe is a continent forming the westermost part of the Eurasian supercontinent. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Se and parts of North America. A large number of cultivars have been selected for garden planting, including dwarf forms, forms with yellow leaves, and forms with congested foliage.