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1.Nature Guide BookAnimalsPlants
TreesFlowersWild vegetablesHerbsMushrooms
Redvein maple
Maries fir
Tani-utsugi
Nori-utsugi
Japanese stone pine
Japanese Beech
Miyamakawarahannoki
photo:Japanese Beech
Japanese Beech
Scientific name:fagus crenata@Family:Fagaceae
The Japanese beech is a deciduous tree 30 meters in height that grows in mountainous swamplands. Its bark is light gray in colour and smooth in texture.

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