Title The Winter Forest

  • Aomori
Topic(s):
$SETTINGS_DB.genreMap.get($item) National Parks/Quasi-National Parks
Medium/Media of Use:
App, QR code, etc.
Text Length:
≤250 Words
FY Prepared:
2021
Associated Tourism Board:
Towada-Hachimantai National Park
Associated Address:
Okuse, Towada-shi , Aomori

冬の森


東北地方(日本の主要島のうち最も大きい島、本州の北部)は、世界でも有数の豪雪地帯です。150cmを超えることもある高い降雪量は、この地域にブナ林が多い理由の一つです。例えばナラは大雪の重圧で折れてしまいがちですが、ブナの木は柔軟性があり、折れることなく雪の重さに耐えることができます。また、雪の覆いは母樹からもじゃもじゃの実に包まれて落ちてくる仁の高い生存率を担保します。雪は木の実の湿度を保ち、採餌する動物たちからその姿を隠してくれます。ブナの実はクマからリスに至るまで多くの野生動物の食糧の一部で、特にネズミの好物です。より降雪の少ない地域では木の実はあまり守られず、冬の間にほとんどが食べられるか枯死してしまいます。


The Winter Forest


Tohoku, the northern part of Japan’s main island of Honshu, is one of the snowiest places in the world. The heavy snowfalls can exceed 150 centimeters, and they are one of the reasons for the proliferation of beech forests in the region. Beech trees are flexible and capable of withstanding the weight of heavy snow without breaking, while oak trees, for example, are likely to break under the pressure. Snow cover also ensures a high survival rate for the nuts that fall in a hairy fruit from the mother tree. The snow helps maintain the level of humidity in the nuts and hides them from foraging animals. Beech nuts are eaten by many wild creatures, from bears to squirrels, and are especially favored by mice. In areas with less snowfall the nuts are less protected, and most are eaten or die over the winter.


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