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Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 7 (Ham)

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.
Hiiragi or Himesakaki. An evergreen small tree of the genus Eurya in the family Pentaphylacaceae. Male and female strains. Native to China. The leaves are thick, leathery and shiny. Also known as Bishako, Bisha, Hendara, Sasaki, etc. The flowering season is from March to April. Many small cream-colored, pot-shaped flowers bloom like hanging on a branch. There is a strong odor. It is used for Shinto rituals as a substitute for Sakaki such as tamagushi. Compared to Cleyera japonica, the leaves are smaller and the branches and leaves are denser.

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