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(Upload on May 11 2008) [ 日本語 | English ]

Betula L. (カバノキ) Mizume (ミズメ, 水芽/水目), Japanese cherry birch アズサ(梓), アズサカンバ(梓樺), ヨグソミネバリ(夜糞峰榛) Lifeform: deciduous tree < 25 m in height Distribution: endemic to Japan (between Iwate Prefecture and Kyushu) Habitat: lowland and mountainous forests Bark (樹皮) Tree sap: salomethyl odor

Use: same with Betula maximowicziana Used as a material for the "Azusa Bow" used by shrine maidens in rituals since ancient times

Betula grossa in Japan

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[1] in the Wakayama Experimental Forest of Hokkaido University on June 26 2024.