Abstract
The clonal structure of Measa, a kind of cutting cultivar of Cryptomeria japonica in the middle and southern part of Kyushu, was examined with RAPD markers. Forty-two elite trees provisionally classified as Measa or Ao-sugi (another name of Measa) in the table of cultivar character were investigated. These trees showed 22 DNA types. Of the 43 old Measa trees planted in shrines and temples in the middle and southern part of Kyushu, 41 trees showed the same DNA type. These trees were distributed in 4 prefectures. It was shown that one clone was dominant in Measa based on the analysis of clone constitution of this cultivar.
