ここで見られる植物：ヤマモモ（Japanese Bayberry; Morella rubra）
常緑樹のヤマモモは、鳴門に代表されるような、温暖で山がちな沿岸地域を好み、ここでは鳴門公園や家庭の庭、道路脇でよく育ちます。ヤマモモの幹は15mほどの高さに生長し、幹は1mほどの周長に達します。葉柄は短く、葉の形は細長い楕円形です。4月頃には花弁のない花が葉のわきに咲き、緑色から暗い赤紫色に熟れるぷっくりした果実に発展します。ピリッとした果汁は健康ドリンクや料理の材料としても人気です。ヤマモモの樹皮にも価値があり、茶色の染料を作るのに使われます。
Local Plants: Yamamomo (Japanese Bayberry; Morella rubra)
This evergreen tree favors the kind of warm, mountainous coastal area typified by Naruto, where it flourishes in Naruto Park, as well as in home gardens and along the streets. Yamamomo trees grow to a height of around 15 meters and the trunk reaches a circumference of around 1 meter. The short-stemmed leaves have an elongated oval shape. Around April, petal-less flowers bloom beside the leaves, developing into plump fruits that ripen from green to a dark red-purple. Their tangy juice is popular as both a healthy drink and a cooking ingredient. Yamamomo bark is also valued, being used to create brown dyes.
