Photos of the fibre-plant itobasho

Special care of the fibre plant itobasho

These photos are taken by Katrien Hendrickx in June and September 2021.

Management of a fibre plant (Ryukyu itobasho) field (Location: Nanjo city, Okinawa prefecture, Japan).

Fibre plants were transplanted from another field around 2007 to create a new field and then - due to unforseen circomstances - left unmanaged for more than 10 years.

From 2020, management was restarted to be able extract fibre from the plants.

Seedlings of itobasho fruit vs seedlings of the root of the mother plant

Photos taken by Katrien Hendrickx from May 2021 (Location: Nanjo city, Okinawa prefecture, Japan).

This album shows photographs of both buds grown out seeds of fruit of itobasho and young plants grown out of the root of a parent plant.

Fruit and seeds of itobasho

Photos taken by Katrien Hendrickx in 2003 and 2004 (Location: Okinawa Main Island and Amami Oshima, Japan)

Planting of itobasho fruit seeds received in Kijoka and young plants received in Amami Oshima and Nanjo City (Okinawa Main Island).