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オニシバリが咲いています。ジンチョウゲの仲間の落葉小低木です。落葉樹は冬に葉を落とすものが多いですが、オニシバリは夏に落葉して、秋に新しい葉が展開するという変わった特徴を持っています。和名は、鬼が縛れるほど強靱な樹皮をもつという意味です。


"Oni-Shibari (オニシバリ)" trees are in bloom. They are deciduous shrubs belonging to the "Jinchoge (ジンチョウゲ)" Family. Many deciduous trees fall their leaves in winter, but "Oni-Shibari" trees do it in summer and sprout new leaves in fall. The name "Oni-Shibari" means "Tying up demons" and it comes from the fact that their barks are so strong as if we could tie up demons with them.