Natural Vegetation

The vegetation in Mount Fuji are vertically distributed according to height and temperature. The base of the mountain is the most dense part and when it gets nearer to the peak, the vegetation becomes lesser and lesser. From 0m to 1600m, where it is approximately 12°C, there are Japanese cedar, Hinoki cypress, Bamboo grasses, Mizunara and Konara. From 1600m to 2500m, where it is approximately 6°C, there are Veitch fir, Northern Japanese hemlock and Nikko fir. From 2500m to 3776m ( the peak), where it is approximately 0°C, there are Ontade, Miyamaotokoyomogi, gold birch, japanese larch, moss and lichens. Details are shown in the picture above. 

Konara

Ontade