Jomon Sugi Tree
With a height of 83 feet and a 53-foot girth, Jomon Sugi is the largest conifer in Japan. This Cryptomeria japonica grows in a foggy, old-growth forest at an elevation of 4,200 feet on the north face of the tallest mountain on Yakushima Island. Estimates age the trees to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years […]