Small grove of mostly younger trees.
Exemplar de Hovenia dulcis (uva-do-japão; Rhamnaceae), com frutos maduros.
Árvore exótica, originária de Japão, China e a Himalaia. No leste do Paraná encontrada com flores de novembro a janeiro e com frutos de janeiro a setembro.
(16/03/2024; Brazil, estado do Paraná, município de Curitiba, bairro Cidade Industrial de Curitiba [CIC], Praça Plínio Anciutti Pessoa).
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北枳椇,又名玄圃梨、拐枣、万寿果,为鼠李科枳椇属下的一个硬木的物种。高大乔木或稀灌木。 北枳椇分布于亚洲,由中国东部及朝鲜半岛到喜马拉雅山脉海拔二千米以下山区里的沙地或比较松软的泥土。 北枳椇除了在其原生地,也被当作观赏树而引进其他国家种植。其果实可食用,有汉医研究指可清肝毒,并制作成健康饮品在韩国发售。《陆疏》:“枸树山木,其状如栌,高大如白杨,枝柯不直,子着枝端,大如指,长数寸,啖啖之甘美如饴,八九月熟。今官园种之,谓之木蜜。” 美东极少见
This is the last of a stand of native Persimmon trees that was first recorded in 1831, separated by at least sixty miles from its closest relatives on western Long Island. At the turn of the twentieth century there were over 100 trees here, but by 1923 there were only 29 left. A poignant, but premature, notice was published at that time in the Yale Forest School News: “There is no reproduction, and it is now only a question of a few years until these few remnants are defeated in their struggle for existence.”
This is a remnant from East Rock Park's manicured past. A big surprise to see it growing here!
This is a captive specimen of the somewhat rare Hemerocallis fulva var. rosea which was originally found in central China. They were brought into cultivation from wild collected seeds. From that initial introduction this specific seedling was selected for further propagation and sharing among daylily breeders because of how attractive it was. This wild Chinese selection is credited as being the original source of pink coloration in cultivated hybrid daylilies.
Most cultivated daylilies with similar color to this should be assumed to be of hybrid origin unless they are of known provenance since this pure species form is not very available and may not exist much outside of the collections of serious enthusiasts. Presumably the only place that truly wild sightings of this variety should be found is in China.
The most commonly seen specimens of H. fulva do contain the same reddish-pink anthocyanin pigment known as cyanidin-3-rutinoside, but appear primarily orange due to also producing two carotinoids (zeaxanthin and lutein). For more information see: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/279482000_Flower_Pigments_within_Hemerocallis_fulva_L_fm_fulva_fm_rosea_and_fm_disticha
Photos and observation by Brian Dedeian
Cooked leaves taste like parsley or celery
Moringa-level nutrition
Japanese name: ケンポナシ, 玄圃梨, kenponashi.
Same tree observed on Oct.10, 2019.
The intense sweet fragrance of the flowers was attracting a multitude of bees.
Hairy underside of the leaf and rough top.
This is the same individual as in this observation:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/83582899
Baseball- to softball-size fruit that smell something like squash.
Hovenia dulcis
This is a medlar tree that is in the main garden of the Cloisters in New York.
naturalized seedlings
Bush with alternate branches and large yellow fruits.
Fruit weight: 1kg ?
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154766499 (same specimen in April)
Japanese name: カヤ, 榧, kaya.
"Yono's big Kaya 与野の榧", a monumental tree more than 1000 years old, planted in the Heian Period. Designated as National Natural Monument. Now it stands in the parking lot in front of the Myoko Temple 妙行寺.
Japanese name: カヤ, 榧, kaya.
"Nishidaira's big Kaya 西平の榧", a monumental tree more than 1000 years old, in the vicinity of the Hagihiyoshi Shrine 萩日吉神社. Designated as Natural Monument of Saitama Prefecture. Now it stands surrounded by a Sugi plantation.
Cultum, captivumve!
Fruiting Castor aralia with many babies underneath
Possibly cultivated
The fruits in the second picture are from two separate bushes. One of them was doing to have ALL yellow and orange fruit. None turning red, if anything they went from orange to black. The shrub was smaller than most spice bushes in the area, however, it may have also been very young.