After a certain time he couldn't find any more plants in these mountains that satisfied his standards - even though trees were still being collected there, they didn't have the quality that had made Mr Suzuki famous. So he travelled to other mountain regions searching for trees. He even went all the way to Hokkaido, the island in the north of Japan. On his way he came along the valley of the Hilo river which is well known today, between the mountains Kurohime-san and Meoyo-san. This was the orginal source of a variety of chinese juniper which was popular for its fine scaly foliage and the intense green color: Shimpaku. In 1924 Mr Suzuki and his brother found the tree shown here, which was later given the name “Higurashi”. At that time, Mr Suzuki was already 59 years old. We know that he continued collecting trees until he was 70 years old. Mr Suzuki worked diligently and professionally, and each tree was cultivated in his nursery until in his opinion they had adapted to the new environment. This could take up to five years.