The branches and trunks of the Kisasage tree, yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata), that I had been observing since last year had been cruelly cut down. It's a mindless act and it was a pitiful sight. Since I couldn't find any branches that had been cut down, it might have been taken away as a material for flower arrangement. As I looked up the plant on the Internet, I found many flower arrangement pictures featuring Kisasage. This tree bears peapod-like fruit and it is a unique among the flower materials. From now on, we would like to protect and propagate the remaining plants by sowing the seed or cutting the new shoots.
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Photo 2021-10-23