"Christmas picture Rika" peak shipping season Yamanashi December 5, 15:41
Because it looks like a snowy Christmas tree from the shape of small white flowers and branches, the shipment of plants cultivated under the name “Christmas Erika” has reached its peak in Hokuto City, Yamanashi Prefecture. The
Yamanashi Prefecture has developed a cultivation method for “Christmas Erika”, a plant called “Lily of the valley” that originally blooms from January to February, and has been patented for more than 10 years. It is cultivated in the prefecture.
It is characterized by small white flowers that are rounded and cut like a cone to look like a Christmas tree with snow.
In Hokuto City, where cultivation is being carried out, the shipment is now at its peak, and on the 5th, shipment work was carried out at the farmhouse of farmer Yoshihito Amemiya.
In order to ship as "Christmas Ewha", it is necessary to meet the standards such as branching and with flowers, the local JA staff who visited for confirmation whether the flowers are more than the shipping standard, We checked if it was shaped like a tree and attached a tag indicating that we were authenticated.
Mr. Amemiya said, “I grew up lovingly like a child. I would be happy if I could see the flowers and feel that Christmas had come.”
The shipping work continues until just before Christmas, which means that 3600 bowls are expected to be shipped to the prefecture and the metropolitan area.