by S.saiki
Introduction
Buna is a kind of wood. Buna grows high area of mountain. Shirakami mountain range is famous for Buna. So Buna is one of the important plants. But they were cut down by people after war. Their range is diminished.
Description & Taxonomy
Buna’s scientific name is Fagus crenata Blume. Buna is contained in the group, Fagaceae. In this group, same plants are chestnut, oak and so on. Buna lives in from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. Buna’s color is black or ash gray. Buna’s high is 30 meter.
Range & ecology
Buna lives in japan, Europa, northern America and so on. Mainly, Buna is grown cool environment or high area of mountain. Since Buna is strong to coldness.
Use & Conversation
Buna is perishable and flexible, so it was not used as lumbers. But it was used as firewood. Now, Buna is used as material, for example, furniture, ski plate, plywood, toy and so on. Buna’s nut is eaten by food. Eating animals are many mammals.
Viewing
Buna’s forest is very beautiful. In the forest, there are many things of plants and creature. So, we can enjoy searching and watching and viewing. Forest’s ground is soft since ground absorbs water. So, it is difficult for us to walk ground. It is interesting to w
Life in Kochi 
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I did not know that Buna has a so wide distribution and it is so high.
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My ecology teacher said that as Buna change their leaves every year, the forest ground becomes brighter for a few months every year, so there are so many kinds of annual plants blooming their beautiful flowers on the ground in early spring, before the leaves of Buna come out again. I want to go to Buna’s forest in the spring and see that for myself.
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