Japanese torreya trees are found in the southern part of Korea. These trees can grow to about 25 meters tall. Its leaves are thick, small, and sharply pointed, blooming in spring and bearing long and round seeds in fall. The forest of torreya trees at Geumtapsa Temple in Goheung is at the mid-slope of Cheondeungsan Mountain and was afforested in the 6th year of Queen Seondeok of Silla. The average height of the trees forming the forest is 10 meters, and they seem to have been planted around the same time. The forest of Japanese torreya trees at Geumtapsa Temple in Goheung is designated and conserved as a Natural Monument for its great value for scientific research.