Sangoku Tsūran Zusetsu by Hayashi Shihei (1738–1793) was published in Japan in 1786. This book represents one of the earliest attempts to define Japan in terms of its outer boundaries. It represented ...

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Acer can be deciduous trees or large shrubs with paired, often palmately-lobed leaves and small flowers followed by characteristic winged fruits. Many have fine autumn colour, and some have ornamental ...

An evergreen conifer, to around 4m high in 10 years, and up to 8m at maturity. It has fibrous, red-brown bark and distinctive contorted foliage, made up of fused and flattened branches resembling ...