Category:

Municipally Designated Natural Monument

Title:

Manpukuji no shirakashi

The Bamboo-Leaf Oak Tree of Mampukuji Temple

満福寺のシラカシ

No. of features:

One tree

Designated:

April 14, 1977

Location:

Mampukuji Temple

2-1003 Nisshincho, Kita Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Mampukuji Temple

Description:

At the time of this tree’s designation, it measured 20 meters tall, with a trunk circumference of 2.9 meters and a base circumference of 4.53 meters.

This bamboo-leaf oak (Quercus myrsinifolia) grows behind the main hall. It displays dense green leaves all year round. In spring, it produces fine yellow male flowers and light brown female flowers, and in late fall, it drops many ripe, yellowish-brown acorns. Because they are the most cold-tolerant of all oaks, bamboo-leaf oaks were often planted as windbreaks and firebreaks in the region around Saitama City.

Associated Texts:

(1987). “Cultural Properties in Omiya” (vol. 3). Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

Please be courteous towards other visitors, locals, and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/005/002/003/p000595.html