10/08/2016

Japanese aucuba (Aoki)

Japanese aucuba (Aoki) is a tree that has spread to Europe in the garden.
However, originally a Japanese tree. It was over the sea at the end of the 18th century.
Strong in the shade, easy to grow, the leaves all year round shiny clean, These are the charm of Japanese aucuba.

Japanese aucuba near by Japanese lanterns

The common people of the Edo era in Japan,were crazy to this tree, they were breeding various aucuba, enjoyed the pattern of various leaf. And, trees red fruit is regarded as good luck, they were glad to see the red fruit of aucuba.

Fruits of aucuba

Japanese few planting aucuba in the garden nowadays. Rather than the garden to see aucuba, often in the dim forest. Because birds are scattered sowing the seeds of this trees.
Garden there is a aucuba, just garden of the house there are the elderly. What about in Europe.

Aucuba with classical private house

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