Sharinbai, the Yeddo Hawthorn: The Seaside Shrub Behind Japan's Black Oshima Silk

In autumn, a tough little evergreen in Japanese gardens and along coastal roads carries clusters of round, blue-black berries. They look like small blueberries, and people often ask if they can eat them. They are not something people eat. The fruit is small, the skin is thick and there is very little inside. But the plant has a far more interesting use, and it is hidden in its bark. The plant is sharinbai, known in English as Yeddo hawthorn. We are a small tree care and landscape business in...

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