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Tamaryoseimon

Agriculture, Forestry &Fishery Research CenterOtsuki

Garden admission hours:
From 9:30 am until 3:30 pm, except in April, when
opening time is 9:00 am with the same closing time.
(Gates are closed at 4:00 pm.)

Takao
HighwayNational
Route 20

Admission fees:
April:
Adult 400 yen
May to March: Adult 300 yen

Shinjuku
JR Takao Station

 Takaosanguchi Keio Line Takao Station

Child 150 yenChild 50 yen

 “Child” means elementary, junior and high school students.

 10 minutes on foot from JR Takao Station North Entrance There is no parking space at the Garden.

Arboretum No. 3

Closing day:Every Monday (but in the period March through the May
Vacation, open every day including Monday)
Where a public holiday falls on a Monday, closed the next day.
Closed from December 26 to January 15.

Rest

Cherry-tree Preservation Forest

Rest

Experimental Forest
Arboretum No. 2

GardenEntrance
Forest Science
MuseumExperiment & Research
Management Zone

Experimental Forest
Arboretum No. 1To Takao Station

Information signboard

Instructions for Visitors

Keep out of the “NoEntry” areas.

It is forbidden to light fires
or use portable stoves orother cooking equipment
inside the Garden.

It is not allowed to bringalcohol into the Garden or
to drink alcohol inside it.

Take your garbage
home with you.

Marking post
Rest: Resting area
ToiletOne-way movement(March 20 through May vacation)

CorridorDo not pick any of theflora or catch any of thefauna.

Do not use tripods during
busy times or on narrow
footpaths.

It is forbidden to bringdogs or other pets into theGarden.

Picnic meals should beeaten at the tables thatare provided in variousplaces.
Smoking is forbidden
inside the Garden, except
at the Smoking Area on
the left side of the Forest
Science Museum.

 Persons deemed likely to cause offense will be denied entry into theGarden.
 Sales of merchandise, photography for commercial purposes, andthe like activities inside the Garden must have advance permission
from the Garden President.
 Visitors must follow all instructions that are given by the Garden staff.
 The Garden will be closed whenever warnings of gales, storms orheavy rains are issued, so pay attention to weather information
before planning a visit.

Cherry-tree Preservation Forest
The Cherry-tree Preservation Forest was established in 1966 aspart of a cherry-tree program by the Ministry of Agriculture andForestry.
It preserves cultivated varieties handed down from the Edo Era andgrafted clones of numerous cherry-trees including famous varieties
from many different districts, forming valuable materials forresearch.
These many varieties all havedifferent blossoming times, sothat the blossoming season
extends from late February toearly May, with a long successionof different blossoms for visitors
to enjoy viewing.

Morphological Characteristicsof Cherry Blossoms
The characteristics of the blossoms of six relatively easily
observable wild cherry-tree species in the Cherry-tree
Preservation forest are described briefly below.
Choji-zakura

Cerasus apetara

The calyx tube is cylindrical, long andthin. There are numerous hairs on thecalyx and leaves. The blossom is small
and inconspicuous.

Mame-zakura

Cerasus incisa

The blossom faces downwards. Thetree is shrub-like, with small leaves.

Edo-higan

Tama Forest Science Garden –Sights to enjoy in all four seasons

Study Guide

Cerasus pendula

The calyx tube swells out into aspherical shape. The stalk is of almost
no length.

Guide to Cherry-tree Observation

Kanhi-zakura

Structures of Blossoms and Leaves

Cerasus campanulata
Usually the blossoms hang down,
without opening out.

Calyx lobe

Yama-zakura
Cerasus jamasakura

PetalCalyx tube

Reddish-brown shoots growsimultaneously with the white blossoms.
The calyx lobes are not serrated.

Usually 5 of these, of the same sizeand shape.

PedicelStamen

Longer than that ofa plum or peachblossom.

Ohshima-zakura
Cerasus speciosa
Green shoots grow simultaneously withthe white blossoms. The calyx lobes areserrated.

StalkPistil

Of almost no length
in some species.

Usually a single one.

BladeHas serrated edges.

Nectary gland
2 of these, at the bladebase or on the stem.

Stem

Besides the above, there is a multitude of cultivated varieties
inside the Garden. In some of them, the characteristics oftheir parent species are expressed in their blossoms andleaves. And some have characteristics hardly to be seen in
the wild species, such as a large number of petals(double-blossomedandchrysanthemum-blossomedvarieties) or drooping branches.
Drooping branches

Chrysanthemum-blossomed

Shidare-zakura (Cerasus
spachiana f. spachiana),
double-blossomed benishidare(Cerasus spachiana Pleno-rosea),
ujoshidare (Prunus pendula
Ujoshidare), etc.

Kenrokuenkiku-zakura (Prunus
lannesiana Sphaerantha),baigoji-juzukake-zakura (Prunus
lannesiana Juzukakezakura),najima-zakura (Prunus
lannesiana Multipetala), etc.

Yellowish-green togreen petals
Ukon (Cerasus lannesianaGrandiflora), Gioiko (Cerasus
serrulata Gioiko)Forest Science Museum
Incorporated Administrative Agency
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Tama Forest Science Garden
1833-81 Todori-machi, Hachioji, Tokyo 193-0843 JAPAN☎ 042 661 0200
(http://www.ffpri-tmk.affrc.go.jp/)

Arboretums
Some 6,000 trees of around 600 species – principally tall trees
for forestry use – grow in the seven hectares of arboretum
grounds. The older trees have been in existence for 150 years
or longer.

Broad-leaved evergreen trees
Sudajii (family: Fagaceae, genus: Castanopsis)
Grows to a height of 20 meters. Species that covers the countryside from southernTohoku down to Kyushu. Used for pulp, furniture, etc.
Camphor tree (family: Lauraceae, genus: Cinnamomum)
Broad-leaved evergreen tree that grows to 15-25 meters. Used for construction
decorative material, furniture and sculpture. Formerly the raw material for
mothballs.
Ichiigashi (family: Fagaceae, genus: Quercus)
Grows as tall as 30 or so meters. Rarely for an oak, its acorns are low in bitterness
and can be eaten just as they are.

Broad-leaved deciduous trees
Beech (family: Fagaceae, genus: Fagus)
Broad-leaved deciduous tree reaching a height of 30 meters. Typical of regions withlarge amounts of snow, and a principal tree of the “Shirakami Mountains” World
Heritage Site. Used for plywood and furniture. The logs are used for cultivating
nameko mushrooms.
Zelkova serrata(family: Ulmaceae, genus: Zelkova)
A tree species that reaches aheight of 30 meters and is symbolicof the Musashino Diluvial Terrace.
Suitable for high-grade furniture,interior decorations and woodwork.
Konara oak(family: Fagaceae, genus: Quercus)
Reaches a height of about 20meters. Typical tree species ofvillage woods. Used as a bed-log for
Zelkova serrata
cultivating shiitake mushrooms.

Coniferous trees
Japanese cedar (family: Cupressaceae, genus: Cryptomeria)
A conifer that typifies Japan. Long-lived and growing to a height of 50 meters, it is a
giant of a tree. Used for civil engineering and construction material. Symbolic
species of the “Yakushima Island” World Heritage Site.
Semper Sequoia (family: Cupressaceae, genus: Sequoia)
The world’s tallest tree species, growing to a height of over 100 meters in its native
area of western North America. The Garden’s specimens are currently 32 meterstall.
Metasequoia (family: Cupressaceae, genus: Metasequoia)
Many fossilized remains of this tree had been brought to light when living
specimens were discovered in China’s Sichuan Province in 1945. Hence it is calleda living fossil. Planted as a park tree and avenue tree.

Creatures of the Science
Garden’s Forests
Insects

Animals

A great many insects have been recorded in the Science
Garden to date, among them around 70 species of butterfly,
30-odd species of dragonfly, and around 120 species oflong-horned beetle. Insects that are rare for Tokyo suburbs
have also been found here, including the Aeshna juncea juncea
hawker dragonfly, the Eurythyrea tenuistriata beetle and theXylotrechus villioni long-horned beetle.
Some insects such as the Luehdorfia japonica butterfly havedisappeared even from the Science Garden, but by way ofcompensation there have appeared mild-climate andnaturalized insect species such as the Japanese assassin bug
and the Paraglenea fortunei Ramie long-horned beetle.
Recording such changes in living things over the long term isanother important role of the Science Garden.

The Science Garden is inhabited by a diversity of animals
that is rare for suburban forest. Around 16 species ofmammals, around 100 of birds, around 10 of reptiles andaround 7 of amphibians have been confirmed. Varieties thatmake their homes in good forest environments are also
prospering here – the badger, Japanese squirrel, Japaneseparadise flycatcher, copper pheasant, forest green tree
frog, and more. However, the raccoons, Chinese Hwamei
and other non-native species that have become a problem
in various districts are tending to increase here too. Also,wild boar have been frequently spotted inside the Garden
over recent years.

Photograph:
Larva of the giant purple butterfly wintering on theinner side of a fallen leaf. The mature insect comes forthe sap and other items of the sawtoothed oak in Julyand August.

Photograph:
Japanese clouded Apollo butterfly sucking nectar froma Philadelphia fleabane. It visits to enjoy various
flower species in April and May.

Photograph: Badger

Photograph: Forest green tree frog