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Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 7 (Ham)

This is a page of trees (flowers are displayed on a separate page for each season). Tree names are listed in order of Aiueo on this page. However, typical trees are displayed at the beginning of each page. Images of trees with flowers and fruits are also displayed on seasonal pages. Click on an image to see it in full view, or lay it down to enlarge it.
Bambusa multiplex. Perennial evergreen bamboo of the genus Bambusa of the Gramineae family. Also known as Chinchiku (since the rod is thick and heavy and sinks in water), earthen bamboo. Native to the tropics such as Southeast Asia. Classified as bamboo. Many branches come out from the node. It grows in a forest near the scenic spot.
Rhizome does not grow and grows densely. It is a characteristic of tropical bamboo that grows densely. It is said that it was introduced to Japan as a raw material for fuselocks of matchlock guns.

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