I picked up some leafy fruits of the Tamamizuki (Ilex micrococca) tree on the Higashiyama trail we walked during yesterday's excursion. This proves that the same tree that lives in Nishiyama (West Hills) also lives in the hills of Higashiyama (East Hills). The fruit is tiny, about three millimeters in diameter, but there are six seeds inside, and the seeds are covered with a good amount of pulp. Once again, I am amazed at how a tiny seed can become a giant tree. The grid in the photo of the seeds are 0.625 mm each, so 4 grids make up 2.5 mm.
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Photo 201-11-30