These are the nuts of lithocarpus edulis or more commonly the Japanese stone oak. The nuts are edible, tasting like chestnuts when baked (according to a website). I often picked the acorns when I was a child but I saw green acorns (2nd photo) for the first time.
In Japan, the nuts of fagaceae trees are collectively called "donguri" and there's a famous song for children about an acorn falling into a pond "Donguri korokoro (i.e., Rolling acorn)."
When these pale brown acorns turn dark brown, I hope the temperature and the number of Covid-19 patients will both become lower...
Acorns in mid-August 8月中旬 |
Japanese stone oak tree マテバシイの木 |
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ドングリ、というか馬刀葉椎(マテバシイ)の実です。子供の頃よく拾ってましたが、緑のドングリ(2枚目)を見たのは初めてです。
焼くと栗のような味がするそうです。ドングリがコロコロする頃には気温も、コロナの患者数も下がっていてほしいものです。
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