Akashide - Akashide

Japanese: アカシデ - あかしで
Akashide - Akashide

A deciduous tree of the Betulaceae family (APG classification: Betulaceae) that grows to a height of over 15 meters. The bark is smooth and grayish white, while young branches are red. The leaves are 3-7 cm long with 10-15 pairs of lateral veins, red when young and with fine duplicative serrations on the edges. It is monoecious and blooms at the same time as the buds open in spring. The fruit spikes are 4-10 cm long and the bracts are somewhat sparse. The base of the bracts of the fruit spikes contains a broad nut the size of a grain of rice. It is distributed from southern Hokkaido to Kyushu, and is commonly found in mountain forests. The wood is used for alcove pillars, umbrella handles, geta (wooden clogs), and spun wood pipes. The name comes from the fact that the new leaves are red and the fruit spikes resemble shide (paper used to attach to shimenawa ropes, etc.).

[Kihachiro Kikuzawa February 17, 2020]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

カバノキ科(APG分類:カバノキ科)の落葉高木で、高さは15メートル以上になる。樹皮は滑らかで、灰白色、若枝は紅色を帯びる。葉は長さ3~7センチメートルで、側脈は10~15対あり、若葉のときには紅色を帯び縁には細かい重鋸歯(じゅうきょし)がある。雌雄同株で、春に芽が開くと同時に開花する。果穂は長さ4~10センチメートルで、包葉はややまばらにつく。果穂の包葉の基部には、やや幅広の米粒大の堅果を抱く。北海道南部から九州まで分布し、山地の森林内に普通にみられる。材は、床柱、傘の柄、下駄(げた)、紡績木管などに用いる。名は、新葉が赤く、果穂を四手(しで)(注連縄(しめなわ)などにつける紙)に見立てたもの。

[菊沢喜八郎 2020年2月17日]

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