Mayumi, Japan's Spindle Tree: The Bow Wood Whose Pink Fruit Calls the Birds

In late autumn, a small tree at the edge of Japanese woods and gardens hangs out what look like tiny pink dice. Each one splits into four and shows bright red seeds. People who see it for the first time often ask the same question: can you eat these? You cannot. But the birds can, and that is the whole point of the fruit. The tree is mayumi, Japan's spindle tree. We are a small tree care and landscape business in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, and this page explains what the tree is, where...

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