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Atago Forest and Green Protection Association

Atago Mountain Plants-Tree 6 (To-no)

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.
Naeshiro 茱萸. An evergreen shrub of the genus Elaeagnaceae. The branches have thorns and are 2-3 m high. Distributed from west of the Izu Peninsula to the coastal areas of Kyushu. Also known as Tawaragumi and Tokiwagumi. The flowering period is autumn.
The red ripe fruit can be eaten. The name of Elaeagnus pungens is that the fruits ripen around April to May when the seedlings are made.

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