Eurya Emarginata

This photo is for leaves and buds of Eurya Emarginata. Eurya Emarginata is an evergreen shrub and popular in Japan, Korea and China. This tree grows 1.8m (6 feet) height and width. We call this tree “Hamahisakaki (浜姫榊)” and often plant in a park and sides of a road.

Leaves of Tiger Tail Spruce

This is a photo for leaves of Tiger Tail Spruce. Tiger Tail Spruce is a Japan native evergreen tree. We call this tree as “Hari-Momi (針樅). 針 means needle, because the leaves are hard sharp ends. This tree grows up to 30m (100 feet) and forms pyramidal shape.

Leaves of Longleaf Pine

This photo is leaves of Longleaf Pine. This tree is native of south east area of USA. The length of leaves is 20cm (8 inches) to 40cm (16 inches) and 3 leaves form one fascicle. Longleaf Pine usually grows in sandy area or poor nutritious land.

Butcher's Broom

This photo is Butcher’s Broom. Butcher’s Broom is a little bit funny and strange name as a name of plant for me. This plant is also known as Box Holly, Sweet Broom, Knee Holly and these are much more normal for me.

Even though the name of this shrub is funny, Butcher’s Broom is being used in medical area in several ways and also young shoots are often treated as vegetable in many countries.

Berries of Winterberry Holly

This photo is a berries’ image of Winterberry Holly.

Leaves of Longstalk Holly

Longstalk Holly is evergreen shrub or tree and grows up to 6m (20 feet) height and width. The berries have long stalk as name indicate (sorry when I took this Longstalk Holly picture, there are only a few berries under leaves and I couldn’t take good photo for them). This shrub attracts bees and butterflies well. So if you like these insects, plant this holly in your yard.

Yellow Berries of Dahoon Holly

This photo is Dahoon Holly. This holly is popular in the south east area of USA. Dahoon Holly prefers to grow in the wet land area and grows up to 9m (30feet). The berries of this shrub are good food for wild birds during winter season.

Dwarf Chinese Holly

This photo is for Dwarf Chinese Holly. This evergreen shrub grows up to 1.2 m (4feet) height. This holly has bright shiny green leaves and often used as low height hedge tree.

Female trees produce beautiful red berries in winter. To have berries you need male Dwarf Chinese Holly trees close female trees.

Berries of Yaupon Holly

This photo is showing the leaves and berries of Yaupon Holly. Yaupon Holly is an evergreen shrub or tree and grows up to 9m. This shrub (tree) is very common in the area of south-east of USA and often planted as a garden tree. The berries of this shrub are preferred by wild birds so the garden where this shrub is planted attracts them well.

Full Moon Maple

I took this photo of Full Moon Maple on September 2nd, so the color of leaves are still green. But in late October they’ll change their leaves color dramatically in beautifully.