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写真はクロモジの冬芽です。中心にある細長い冬芽が葉芽で、左右の丸い冬芽が花芽です。クロモジは葉や枝を傷つけるとよい香りがし、つまようじの原料として利用されています。


The photo shows the winter buds of a "Kuromoji (クロモジ)" tree. The slender bud on the center is a leaf bud and the rounded buds on the both sides are flower buds. Scratching their leaves or branches, they smell uniquely good. Scratching their leaves or branches, they smell uniquely good. They are used for making toothpicks.