clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino. It is easy to see their appeal; the blossoms each consist of a simple, creamy collar of silken petals around a ...

The Japanese flowering cherry trees now in serene flower around Washington’s Tidal Basin are, for the most part, clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino.

and Prunus speciosa (Oshima cherry). Somei Yoshino refers to the specific Somei cultivar widely found throughout Japan. The cultivar got its pale pink tone and the attribute of flowers blooming ...

The blooming Somei Yoshino cherry tree at the specimen tree at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, Monday March 24, 2025. (Kyodo Photo via AP) 33,714 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Yakuza Fiance follows Yoshino Somei, the granddaughter of the Somei Group, a yakuza family ...

Researchers have developed a model that uses gene activity to predict when Somei Yoshino cherry tree buds awake from dormancy. Their findings could not only help improve the accuracy of flowering ...

An official from the Japan Meteorological Agency carefully examined the specimen tree of Somei Yoshino variety at Tokyo's Yasukuni shrine and announced that more than five blossoms — the minimum ...

The Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms in the Alishan National Forest Recreation ... (CNA photo) Apart from the early-blooming mountain cherries, Wusheh cherries (Prunus taiwaniana), Taiwan cherries ...