Japanese follows English. 英語の後に日本語が続きます。
The 1st and 2nd photos are of Cornus kousa or more commonly kousa dogwood fruits. Their skin is bumpy, but the fruit itself is tiny and cute. And the 3rd to 6th photos are of the flowers I took in early May.
I've belatedly shared these flower photos taken in May for a reason. When taking these flower pictures, I assumed that Cornus
kousa and Cornus
florida were the same because they were flowering almost at the same time and looked alike. So, I wrote about only
Cornus florida flowers and not about Cornus kousa.
Unlike the flowers, however, the fruits of Cornus kousa and
Cornus florida are completely different in terms of not only the shape but also edibility. Cornus kousa fruits can be eaten raw or used to make jam or liquor but
Cornus florida fruits aren't edible. I look forward to seeing Cornus kousa fruits ripen to red😊!!
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| Cornus kousa fruit 山法師の実 |
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| Kousa dogwood fruit ヤマボウシの実 |
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| Kousa dogwood early May 山法師の花（5月上旬） |
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| Early May 5月上旬 |
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| The flower center looks like the fruit! 花芯部分が実とそっくり！ |
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| Early May 5月上旬 |
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山法師（ヤマボウシ）の実です。お恥ずかしいことに花水木と山法師がこんなに違うことに気付いておらず、今年の春、
花水木の花については書いたのに、山法師の花は無視してました。実を見てあわてて山法師の花の写真を掲載した次第です（危うく捨ててしまうところでした）。
花は似ていますが実の形は全く違い、しかも、
花水木の実は食べられないのに、山法師は生でも、ジャムや果実酒にしてもいただけるようです。赤く熟した山法師の実、今から楽しみです😊
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