American beech - American beech

Japanese: アメリカブナ - あめりかぶな
American beech - American beech

...Some species have dark purple leaves and weeping branches. In eastern North America, the American beech F. grandifolia Ehrh. is distributed, and both species are used as landscaping trees. [Toshio Hamatani]
[Tradition, Folklore]
Beech trees were formerly used as sacrificial trees, on which the skulls and skins of slaughtered animals were hung, and the sound of the leaves rustling was used to predict the future.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "American beech" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…中には葉が暗紫色のものや枝垂れ(しだれ)のものもある。北アメリカ東部にはアメリカブナF.grandifolia Ehrh.(英名American beech)が分布し,ともに造園樹に利用される。【浜谷 稔夫】
[伝承,民俗]
 ブナは古くは供犠の木で,ほふられた動物の頭蓋骨や皮がそれにかけられたり,その葉ずれの音から未来を占ったという。…

※「アメリカブナ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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