Comments on: Persimmon Feast and “Snowball Sakura” http://chottomatte.net/blog/2010/02/07/persimmon-feast-and-snowball-sakura/ blog Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:12:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: chottom1 http://chottomatte.net/blog/2010/02/07/persimmon-feast-and-snowball-sakura/comment-page-1/#comment-221 chottom1 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:34:16 +0000 http://chottomatte.net/blog/?p=1875#comment-221 Thank you jtomi! Precise information as always. Having the name of the tree I did some research on my own and I found that in English it is known as Chinese tallow and it is considered to be invasive species in Europe and America. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tallow" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tallow</a> By the way it seems that it spreads so efficiently on these continents not because of its alkaloids (toxins) but rather because both herbivores and insects have a conditioned behavioral avoidance to eating its leaves: <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118778173/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0" rel="nofollow">http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118778173/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0</a> Thank you jtomi!

Precise information as always. Having the name of the tree I did some research on my own and I found that in English it is known as Chinese tallow and it is considered to be invasive species in Europe and America.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_tallow
By the way it seems that it spreads so efficiently on these continents not because of its alkaloids (toxins) but rather because both herbivores and insects have a conditioned behavioral avoidance to eating its leaves:
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118778173/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

]]> By: Japundit http://chottomatte.net/blog/2010/02/07/persimmon-feast-and-snowball-sakura/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Japundit Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:38:44 +0000 http://chottomatte.net/blog/?p=1875#comment-219 <strong>Story added...</strong> Your story has been featured on Japundit! Here is the link: http://www.japundit.com/LivinginJapan/Persimmon_Feast_and_Snowball_Sakura... Story added…

Your story has been featured on Japundit! Here is the link: http://www.japundit.com/LivinginJapan/Persimmon_Feast_and_Snowball_Sakura...

]]> By: jtomi http://chottomatte.net/blog/2010/02/07/persimmon-feast-and-snowball-sakura/comment-page-1/#comment-218 jtomi Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:30:46 +0000 http://chottomatte.net/blog/?p=1875#comment-218 Thank you for beautiful pictures. By the way, the tree, snowball sakura, looks like Nankin-haze, scientific name Triadica sebifera. If the leaves of the tree turn red in autumn the tree is most likely it, I suppose. http://photozou.jp/photo/show/150060/6179238 http://ikimono8000.blog36.fc2.com/?tag=%A5%CA%A5%F3%A5%AD%A5%F3%A5%CF%A5%BC Sorry I can't find suitable photos in English site. Thank you for beautiful pictures.
By the way, the tree, snowball sakura, looks like Nankin-haze, scientific name Triadica sebifera. If the leaves of the tree turn red in autumn the tree is most likely it, I suppose.
http://photozou.jp/photo/show/150060/6179238
http://ikimono8000.blog36.fc2.com/?tag=%A5%CA%A5%F3%A5%AD%A5%F3%A5%CF%A5%BC
Sorry I can’t find suitable photos in English site.

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