Japanese Elm

Ulmus davidiana var. japonica

The birth flower for March 10t

Location: Aqua
Location: Akatsuka Botanical Garden

Flower name
Japanese Elm
Scientific name
Ulmus davidiana var. japonica
Alias春楡, Ulmus davidiana var. japonica, ニレ, エルム, Japanese Elm, アカダモ, モムニレ
Place of originJapan
Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Hokkaido
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May
Language of flowers"Trust","Dignity"

What is Japanese Elm

Birth flowers for Mar 10

The birth flower for March 10th is the Japanese Elm(Ulmus davidiana var.japonica)
A drop of flowers and poetry, one each day. From Kagiken's Flower Guide, we deliver words that bloom softly in your heart.
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry, Illustration),Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken

Japanese Elm
Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem.
Aqua is a water spirit.

🌳Elm: “Before words”
by Aqua

Before the leaves appear,
the flowers bloom.

In the wind where chill lingers,
it quietly,
yet surely,
knocks on spring's door.

A tiny flame of life
dwells at the branch tips.

Soon, when the wind blows,
they spread their wings
and set out on their journey.

Before words,
thoughts sprout.

That is the elm's spring.

Aqua's Afterword
I tried to turn the elm's “pioneering flowers” and “wind-borne seeds”
into a poem of quiet resolve and hope 💧🌳✨

Japanese Elm (Scientific name: Ulmus davidiana var. japonica) is a deciduous broad-leaved tree native to Japan and belongs to the elm family Ulmaceae. It grows wild from Hokkaido to Kyushu. The bark is grayish brown and deeply cleft vertically. The sticky liquid that comes out when the bark is peeled off is used for adhesives. The flowers are petal-less, yellow-green and bisexual, with stamens and pistils. The tree can grow up to 30 meters tall, so it is used as a park tree or a roadside tree rather than for home gardens. The large leaves are asymmetrical on the lower half.

Common name: Japanese Elm,
Scientific name:Ulmus davidiana var. japonica,
also known as elm, Japanese Elm, haru damo (Japanese),
Place of origin: Japan,
Type of life: deciduous tree,
Tree height: 15-30 m, Tree diameter: 1 m, Bark color: grayish brown, deeply lobed longitudinally,
Leaf length: 3-12 cm, Leaf width: 3-5 cm, Leaf inflorescence: alternate, Leaf shape: ovate to elliptic; leaf margin: doubly serrate; stamens: 4; anthers: reddish brown, Pistil: double column with white hairs; flowering season: March-May; color: yellowish-green stamens; fruit season: May-June;
fruit diameter: 1.5 cm,
Use: park trees, roadside trees, bonsai, fittings, musical instruments, charcoal.

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