▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁each ▁scale - leaf . ▁The ▁con es ▁are ▁glo bose , ▁ ▁in ▁diameter , ▁with ▁ 8 – 1 2 ▁scales ▁arranged ▁in ▁opposite ▁pairs . ▁ ▁Rel ated ▁species ▁ ▁The ▁plant ▁is ▁w ides p read ▁in ▁Japan . ▁The ▁related ▁Ch ama ec y par is ▁pis if era ▁( s aw ara ▁cy press ) ▁can ▁be ▁readily ▁distinguished ▁in ▁its ▁having ▁pointed ▁tips ▁to ▁the ▁leaves ▁and ▁smaller ▁con es . ▁A ▁similar ▁cy press ▁found ▁on ▁Taiwan ▁is ▁treated ▁by ▁different ▁botan ists ▁as ▁either ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁this ▁species ▁( as ▁Ch ama ec y par is ▁obt usa ▁var . ▁form os ana ) ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁species ▁Ch ama ec y par is ▁t ai wan ensis ; ▁it ▁diff ers ▁in ▁having ▁smaller ▁con es ▁( 6 – 9   mm ▁diameter ) ▁with ▁smaller ▁scales , ▁and ▁leaves ▁with ▁a ▁more ▁ac ute ▁a pe x . ▁ ▁Tim ber ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁grown ▁for ▁its ▁very ▁high ▁quality ▁tim ber ▁in ▁Japan , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁material ▁for ▁building ▁pal aces , ▁tem ples , ▁shr ines , ▁traditional ▁no h ▁the at res , ▁bath s , ▁table ▁tennis ▁bl ades ▁and ▁mas u . ▁The ▁wood ▁is ▁le mon - sc ented , ▁light ▁p ink ish - b rown , ▁with ▁a ▁rich , ▁straight ▁gra in , ▁and ▁is ▁highly ▁rot - res istant . ▁For ▁example