近くの神社の周りの森に枇杷の実が生っているのを見つけました。桃栗三年、柿八年・・・で、枇杷は２０年以上とか聞きましたが、本当なのでしょうか？

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I found some loquat fruits in the trees in a forest surrounding a shrine near my house.　An old saying goes, “Peach and chestnut seeds take three years to bear fruits, while (Oriental) persimmon seeds take eight years.”　I heard it takes more than twenty years for Japanese medlars to bear fruits and I wonder if that is true.

Moving out/

Without eating/

Loquats fruits/

Translation and calligraphy by Tomoko