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posted: June 30th, 2014 |
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This page actually begins with May 31st and a trip to, and hike up, Mt. Takao's #6 trail to view the Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese), which I knew would be in bloom. Then I went to a 2nd location, which will not be divulged. On June 1st Kazuya and I went with a new acquaintance, to an unspecified location. Click on any thumbnail to begin.
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| Begin May 31st |
On Saturday, May 31st Kazuya had to work, but I wanted to get out, so I went to Mt. Takao to view the Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese) - which is visible from along the #6 Trail. I knew that it would be in bloom because Kazuya found the first flowers when he hiked this trail on May 22nd. So, these 3 photos all show you Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese). The 3rd shot is zoomed in more to the same clump of flowers shown in the 2nd shot.
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Three more shots of Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese). The 3rd shot is kind of an overview of a larger area.
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And here are 3 more shots of Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese). These 3 shots are all zoomed in fairly tight. These Cedar Trees are huge old trees and the nearest you can approach to a clump of flowers is maybe 50 meters as you stand on the mountainside and look out at the branch of a tree, the trunk of which is down below you on the floor of the valley.
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Here are 3 more tightly zoomed-in shots of Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese) along the #6 trail at Mt. Takao.
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Here are 2 shots of a different orchid - Cremastra appendiculata, which also blooms at this time of the year.
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The first shot in this row is again, kind of an overview shot, zoomed-out so that you can get an idea of how many of this flower/plant there are here. The center photo is zoomed-in to an area which is shown in the first photo. The 3rd shot is another zoomed-in shot, but NOT to an area which you can see in the first photo.
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And here are the final 2 shots of Dendrobium moniliforme - Japanese Stone Orchid (Sekkoku in Japanese) until next year in June. The 3rd shot is a Pseudopyxis depressa f. angustiloba, a very small flower which can be found here at Mt. Takao, as well as many other places.
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And here is the final shot of Pseudopyxis depressa f. angustiloba and that's the final shot from Mt. Takao. Then I went to another place, quite far removed from Mt. Takao to complete the day. As I hiked in that area, which we will not tell you the name of, I happened to look off through the forest and I was astonished to see this Paeonia obovata - An Extremely Rare Japanese Pink Woodland Peony. This was the very first time either of us had ever seen this species, so I was very excited and took many photos of it. In addition, on the following day (June 1st) I brought Kazuya here to see it and we also brought a new acquaintance along to see this astounding sight!This species is listed in the "Endangered Plants of Japan: A Florilegium" book. |
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Here are 3 more images (the 3rd one is a cropped out portion of the 2nd one) taken at a Very Secret Location, Not Mt. Takao, of Paeonia obovata - An Extremely Rare Japanese Pink Woodland Peony.
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On Sunday, June 1st, I took Kazuya and we also took a new acquaintance with us, to the secret location where I found the Paeonia obovata - an Extremely Rare Japanese Pink Woodland Peony yesterday. It was the first time our new acquaintance had ever seen this species too. It was an exciting day for everybody. As mentioned above, in all our years of flower hunting in Japan, we had never been fortunate enough to have ever stumbled across this species before. So, the first shot in this row is a shot of Cremastra appendiculata and then you see another shot of Paeonia obovata. By now you are probably saying "oh no, not more!" Well, keep in mind that we (and you) may never see this flower in the wild again and try and enjoy these photos please - savoring each one as you would savor a taste of a very expensive wine!
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And here are 3 more shots of Paeonia obovata.
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In first position is a shot of Kazuya shooting the Paeonia obovata (it's in the black box). The 2nd shot is another of Paeonia obovata and the 3rd shot is of me and the Shaved-Ice which we ate to cool off. Our new acquaintance had to get back to the city early, so he had already left us by this point.
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After we ate our Shaved-Ice and our lunch we returned to the forest and spent the next 3 hours combing the mountainside in the area of the Paeonia obovata. While combing the area we found several Calanthe discolor Orchids, but they were mostly past their prime. We finally found one more Paeonia obovata and the 3rd shot shows it.
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Here are 3 more images of the second Paeonia obovata which we found. The 3rd image is a cropped out portion of the 2nd one.
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Here is a shot of the leaves of Paeonia obovata, a shot of it in the forest, and then a shot of Helwingia japonica. This was strange because generally this species has only one seedhead on each leaf, but this bush had several leaves which bore 3 seedheads per leaf.
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Here is another shot of that Helwingia japonica which had an abundance of leaves with 3 seedheads per leaf. The 2nd shot is another of Paeonia obovata.
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Here is a final shot of Paeonia obovata and then an image of our latest in the "Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Mountains" series of books. This one is "Climbing a Few of Japan's 100 Mountains - Volume 9: Mt. Kitadake". It went on sale on June 4, 2014. You can find a Details page and a sample PDF file for this book HERE (new window or tab).
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