Abstract
Although homestead woodland is one of the most important landscape elements in rural areas, the characteristics of its tree composition has not been elucidated. According to the fieldwork of homestead woodlands in Tsukuba area, we can find 13 patterns of tree composition. But it is not easy to discern what pattern is traditional and worth conserving because woodland has been changing as time went by. In this paper, based on the analysis of copperplate engravings which drew the landscapes of 21 farm houses of the area in 1892, We've clarified that 5 of 13 patterns can be seen in the engravings and can date back to pre-modern times. The five patterns are "Forest of the homestead rear", "Big tree and small shrine", "Wall-shaped hedge", "Square-shaped Ilex integra", and "Residential garden". Therefore they should be evaluated as traditional and worth-conserving because they are indigenous in the area.
