also: やちダモ
noun
Manchurian ash (Fraxinus mandshurica var. japonica)
A deciduous tree native to Japan and Northeast Asia, valued for its timber. Usually written in katakana.
ヤチダモは北海道の湿地に自生する落葉樹です。
The Manchurian ash is a deciduous tree that grows naturally in the wetlands of Hokkaido.
The name ヤチダモ combines 谷地 (yachi, 'marshland') and ダモ (damo), a variant of タモ (tamo, 'ash tree'), referring to its habitat.