14 September 2018.
Honshu, Japan
Locality: Tochigi Prefecture, Shioya-gun; Shioya-machi; Funyu Forest - Utsunomiya University Forest.
Coordinates: 36.7810, 139.8214
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Elevation: 399m.
Environment description: Edge of forest road below cliff face; numerous seedlings of Tsuga sieboldii and Pinus densiflora growing out of cliff like bonsai. Soil is rocky/gravel.
Associated species: Clethra barbinervis:Enkianthus subsessilis:Ilex macropoda:Pinus densiflora:Stewartia pseudocamellia:Viburnum wrightii
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Soil Texture:
Comment: Large trees, branches somewhat ascending. Height 18 m, DBH 199 cm. Bark dark gray, ridged/furrowed. Needles arranged most of the way around the branches, to 1 cm long with white stomatal bands (2) on abaxial side. Ovoid cones, light green, to 2.5 cm x 1.2 cm.
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