He designated the purpose of each tree, saying, 'Cedar and camphor trees, these two types of trees are good for making ships. Japanese cypress trees are good for building shrines. Podocarpus trees are suitable for making coffins for people in this world. Let us sow a good many tree seeds.'
已而定其當用乃稱之曰杉及櫲樟此兩樹者可以爲浮寶檜可以爲瑞宮之材柀可以爲顯見蒼生奥津棄戸將臥之具夫須噉八十木種皆能播生