Friday, October 18, 2024
"The Japanese quince is ripe!" Nakajima-san said with delight, so we immediately went to visit the Nakajima Family Natural Garden!
Kokwa at Nakajima Family Natural Garden
This is a Japanese quince tree that Nakajima planted in the ground after receiving it from an acquaintance over 10 years ago!
Supported by iron pipes, it is growing big and strong!
The Nakajima couple warmly watch over them
The Nakajimas warmly watch over the Japanese quince tree that they are lovingly and carefully nurturing.
Precious, fully ripe kokwa fruit
Small fruit about 2cm
There are Japanese mulberry trees in other places too...
still young fruit
Kokwa is the original species of kiwi fruit
The wild nut, Kokwa (monkey pear), is the original species of kiwifruit, also known as baby kiwi.
Kokuwa (monkey pear) is a deciduous climbing plant that belongs to the genus Actinidia in the family Actinidiaceae. It is also called "monkey pear" because monkeys mistake it for a pear and enjoy eating it.
The fully ripe fruit is so sweet and juicy that it melts in your mouth and you can eat it with the skin on!
small kiwi fruit
When cut in half, it looks like a small kiwi fruit!
The original species of kiwifruit, the Japanese quince, has a low reproductive ability and is therefore considered a valuable nut that is difficult to obtain.
It is with boundless love, gratitude, and prayers that I have come across this precious nut, the fully ripe kokuwa.
Hand-painted mini pumpkins to decorate your natural garden
Original hand-painted mini pumpkins by Masako Nakajima decorate the natural garden.
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◇ Interview and text: Ikuko Terauchi (Photography and editing assistance: Noboru Terauchi)
