Chamaecyparis formosensis

Chamaecyparis formosensis :
Chamaecyparis formosensis is a iprecious trees, Extremely precious.
Its wood has a special aroma and color, is a Needle Leaves Trees.

Chamaecyparis formosensis grow in the mountains between 900 and 2600 meters.
We here, most Chamaecyparis formosensis trees more one thousand years old.
Thier life very long , can span of thousands of years.

According to the classification of CNS 442 O1001 wood,
The Chamaecyparis formosensis is first grade wood.
(Ps : The standard for this classification is based on the volume-weight, which is the hardness of the wood.)
So, in the past, because of the building materials, scented spices, sculptures, handicrafts, coffins, etc.,
Its economic value is very high,
So Being heavily cut down,
There are not many now.
Now, It has been classified as a conservation class and it is forbidden to cut down.

Currently on the market,
1 kg value up to 30 USD~60 USD.
Many mountain mices Doing bad things for moneys.
But, still often there are often unscrupulous people who sneak into the mountains and slash trees.
They are called mountain mice.
According to the provisions of the Forest Law,
In addition to the culprits , the purchaser and the picker are also guilty, can be sentenced to prison terms of more than 6 months or less 5 years, and fine USD 10,000 to USD 100,000 , in severe cases can be doubled.
So buying crafts made of precious wood, or going to the beach to pick up driftwood, is also guilty according to the definition of forest law.
Therefore, Our Forest Service had some mountain patrolman and forest policemen.

So protecting trees is everyone’s responsibility.
Planting trees will enable future generations to have a better planet.