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愛宕の森と緑を守る会
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.
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Kaede, or a tree or leaf. An evergreen tree of the genus Daphniphyllaceae. The old name is Yuzuruha. Dioecious. The petiole is red (some trees are not red. Aojiku Yuzuriha). After the young leaves open in early summer, the old leaves fall like they give up, so this name is used. Used as a New Year's decoration. Black fruits and leaves are also poisonous, and livestock can accidentally eat and die. It is planted as a fire protection tree. A similar species is Himeyuzuriha, but the leaves are longer and thinner than Yuzuriha, and the mesh pattern on the back of the leaves is conspicuous.
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