フィールド日記

聖心橋の近くのムクノキに、黒く熟した実がなっていました。実は甘く、昔は子供たちが食べたそうです。動物にとっても冬の貴重な食料になっており、ムクドリはこの木によく集まることが名前の由来といわれています。


A "Mukunoki (ムクノキ)" tree is bearing black ripe fruits near the Seishinbashi bridge. The fruits are sweet, so it is said that children in the past used to eat them. The fruits are also precious food for wild animals. There is a bird called "Mukudori (ムクドリ)" and it is said that the name comes from the fact that they come to this tree to eat the fruits.