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Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 3 (Ki-ko)

This is a page of trees (flowers are displayed on a separate page for each season). Tree names are listed in order of Aiueo on this page. However, typical trees are displayed at the beginning of each page. Images of trees with flowers and fruits are also displayed on seasonal pages. Click on an image to see it in full view, or lay it down to enlarge it.
アラカシ幹.jpg
Chestnut. Beech family Chestnut. It is dioecious and blooms from May to June. From September to October, a few fruits are borne in acorns with squid. It seems that there are two or three chestnut trees from the falling squid, but so far it has not been possible to identify which tree.
アラカシ花.jpg
4〜5月に黄色の小さな花が多数、長さ10センチほどに雄花序が垂れ下がるように開花する。また、芽吹いた新葉は赤褐色で、遠目から見ても良く目立つ。
アラカシドングリ.jpg
堅果(ドングリ)は10〜11月で、秋のうちに熟す。長さは15〜20ミリで、殻斗(いわゆる帽子)に環状の模様があるのが特徴。

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