Elm / ニレ科ニレ属 / 日本

Tree that appears in myth
The color of the material is white, a milky luster appears as if it makes me think of silk, sometimes it is beautiful shrinking. Easy to grow, easy to transplant, and gives a refreshing impression of tree shapes and bright fresh green, and because autumn leaves are also beautiful, it is often used for street trees and garden trees. A tree deeply involved with human beings since long ago appeared in Roman mythology, Greek myth, Norse mythology and others.

神話に登場する木
材の色は白く、絹を思わせるかのような乳白色の光沢が出て、時に美しい縮杢を呈する。成長が早く移植が容易、また樹形や鮮やかな新緑が爽やかな印象を与え、紅葉も美しいため街路樹や庭園樹への利用が多い。ローマ神話やギリシア神話、北欧神話などに登場し古くから人間との関わりが深い木。