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  2. Cherry blossom - Wikipedia

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    Cherry tree in bloom in Yachounomori Garden, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan, April 2009 The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Sakura usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of Prunus serrulata, not trees grown for their fruit [1]: 14–18 [2] (although these also have blossoms).

  3. Miharu Takizakura - Wikipedia

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    The Miharu Takizakura in 2009. The Miharu Takizakura (三春滝桜, lit. waterfall cherry tree of Miharu) is an ancient cherry tree in Miharu, Fukushima, in northern Japan.It is a weeping higan cherry (Prunus subhirtella var. pendula ‘Itosakura’. syn. Prunus spachiana ‘Pendula Rosea’. [1]

  4. Prunus speciosa - Wikipedia

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    Prunus speciosa is a deciduous tree typically 4–12 metres (13–39 ft) high. The leaves are 5–10 cm long and 3–6 cm broad, with a double-toothed margin, and an acuminate apex. The flowers are 2.5–4 cm diameter, with five white petals , gold stamens and brown sepals ; they grow in clusters in the spring, and are hermaphroditic .

  5. Hanami - Wikipedia

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    Hanami picnics in front of Himeji Castle, 2005 Osaka Castle. Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers; flowers (花, hana) in this case almost always refer to those of the cherry (桜, sakura) or, less frequently, plum (梅, ume) trees. [1]

  6. Prunus serrulata - Wikipedia

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    'Kanzan' is the most popular Japanese cherry tree cultivar for cherry blossom viewing in Europe and North America. Compared with 'Yoshino cherry', a representative Japanese cultivar, it is popular because it grows well even in cold regions, is small and easy to plant in the garden, and has large flowers and deep pink petals.

  7. 15 Warm Places to Visit This March, According to Frequent Flyers

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    Hiroshi Higuchi/Getty Images. Why I Love It: cherry blossom trees, cultural celebrations, food festivals Average Daily Temperature in March: 60°F Places to Stay: Hotel Okura Fukuoka (from $131 ...

  8. Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms - Wikipedia

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    A family picture: Only one Minami's family picture is left with Asahi in Mito, but all pictures were burn out with Minami's house. An acacia-tree on the river side: Asahi and Yutaka will meet under the acacia-tree. People in Hiroshima, they take care left standing a-bombed trees now, because Hiroshima was called "the city where no plants can be ...

  9. Cherry blossom front - Wikipedia

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    The cherry blossom front between Kyushu and Kanto, 2007. The cherry blossom front (桜前線, sakura zensen) is the advance of the cherry blossoms across Japan.The Japan Meteorological Agency records the opening and full bloom of the blossoms from Kyūshū in late March to Hokkaidō in the middle of May.