During the dog walk I was joined by my 84yo wood stove neighbor buddy. We stopped and chatted with some demolition guys about when a pilot's trees are scheduled to be downed(end of this month)..
One tree in a convenient place isn't too big and so it might be fun to handle it ourselves. He said the local waste 🗑 place won't take branches with seeds. The KuroGane holly has bright red seeds now. I said I'd use the leaves and twigs as mulch, maybe the birds will eat the seeds. He said the wild Hiyodori (brown eared bulbul) eat the seeds and knocked down some branches for an experiment. AND success!! The chickens eat KuroGane holly seed.☺
> Ilex rotunda, commonly called the Kurogane holly, is an evergreen tree in the holly family (Aquifoliaceae). It is native to east Asia, where it is found in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is in evergreen broadleaf forests, often in sunny areas such forest edges or on mountain slopes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilex_rotunda
> 「クロガネモチ」が「金持ち」に通じるから縁起木として庭木として好まれる地域もある。西日本では野鳥が種を運び、庭等に野生えすることがある。
日本では関東から沖縄までの地域が植栽可能で、植栽適期は4 - 5月中旬、6月中旬 - 7月、9月中旬 - 下旬とされる。土壌は壌土にし、根は深く張る。剪定は6月 - 9月、施肥は1 - 2月に行う。
材木は農機具の柄としても用いられる。
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%82%AC%E3%83%8D%E3%83%A2%E3%83%81
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Brian Small
