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Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 8 (Mele)

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.
Ilex tree. Aquifoliaceae Ilex genus. Also known as Ilex. It is the raw material for birdlime, and this is the origin of the name. It is a dioecious evergreen tree, and it is a rare tree that changes sex with the whole plant. It is distributed south of the southeastern part of the country and is found in the warm seaside mountains.
Male flower of Ilex. The flowering season is around April. The flowers bloom in bundles. There are 4 petals and 4 stamens.
Ilex fruit. In autumn, spherical fruits with a diameter of about 1 cm grow, and when ripe, they turn a beautiful red color. It is not as dense as Ilex rotunda, but the fruit is large and conspicuous. There are four seeds in the fruit. Leave the unfertilized fruit in the air.
Ilex trunk. The bark is grayish brown and smooth.

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