Kochia seedlings were planted in a nearby park. Small saplings like a close-cropped head will gradually grow into a large ball. By the end of the rainy season, it has a round, young leaf color, has a perfect shape in the summer, blooms small flowers, and in the fall changes into a beautiful red color. Kochia is called “Broom tree” in Japan, it has actually been used for brooms. And it has a texture similar to that of caviar, so it is also called “field caviar”.

近くの公園にコキアの苗木が植えられました。小さくてイガグリ頭のような苗木もだんだんと大きく丸く成長していきます。梅雨が明ける頃には若葉色のまん丸い形になり、夏の盛りにはすっかり形も整い、小さな花を咲かせ、秋には綺麗な赤色に染ります。コキアは箒木(ホオキギ)とも言われ、昔は箒に使われました。果実はプチプチした食感から「畑のキャビア」とも形容されます。