Japanese Plants |Beautiful Japanese plants!| Red berries of Japanese Yew.
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10月, 2022
Japanese Plants |Beautiful Japanese plants!| Red berries of Japanese Yew.
「オンコの実」
Do you know about Japanese plants? Onko or Ichii in Japanese is Taxus cuspidata and is called Japanese Yew in English. At 4T-AMKY, Teachers and Students write about Japanese culture, food, history, many spots to visit, and other stuff. Enjoy reading and knowing about deeper Japanese culture!
Red berries (arils) of the Japanese Yew.
Red berries of the Japanese Yew.
While I was walking near my father’s house in Hakodate city, Hokkaido in early October, I saw the pretty red berries of the Japanese Yew.
One of my good memories.
Those berries reminded me of the days I used to pick and eat them (except seeds) on my way home from elementary school.
Seeds are poisonous.
The red berries are edible and sweet. However, it wasn’t until I became an adult that I learned that the seeds are toxic and very poisonous. Please don’t eat them!
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