SAKURA

    Cherry tree is one tree belonging to the familia Rosaceae , genus Prunus trees similar to plums, peaches , or apricots , but it is generally classified in the subgenus sakura cherry . The origins of the word " sakura " is the word " pocket " ( Japanese for " bloom " ) that states plus the plural suffix " ra " . In English , the cherry blossoms are called cherry blossoms .
Flower color depending on the species , some white with a little pink , light yellow , pink , light green or red light .
Flowers are classified into 3 types based on the composition of the leaf crown :
single flower with petals layer
double flowers with petals layered
semi- double flowers
Sakura trees bloom once a year , on the island of Honshu , sakura flower buds begin to look at the types someiyoshino end of winter and the flowers bloom in late March to early April when the weather begins to warm up .
In Japan , the flowering cherry someiyoshino types of Okinawa started in February , followed in the west part of the island of Honshu , up in Tokyo , Osaka , Kyoto in late March to early April , and then move gradually to the north , and ending in Hokkaido in when the Golden Week holidays .
Issued annually observers sakura cherry blossom maps someiyoshino movement from west to east and then north called sakurazensen . By using the known location map can sakurazensen cherry blossoms are blooming at any given moment .
*Characteristic:
Characteristic of sakura flowers types someiyoshino is first bloom before the leaves started to come out . Dozens , hundreds , even thousands of trees that are in the same location , the flowers begin to bloom simultaneously and fall one by one at the same time .
Cherry blossoms someiyoshino types can only last approximately 7 to 10 days calculated from the flower buds open to flowers began to fall . Collapse of the cherry blossoms depends on the weather conditions and often accelerated by heavy rains and strong winds . Several species of birds known to eat the flowers that are sweet , while the pigeons ate all the flowers .
Rare opportunity rollicking picnic under the cherry tree to enjoy the blooming cherry blossoms called hanami ( Ohanami ) . While doing hanami is when all the cherry trees are there somewhere all the flowers are blooming .
In Japan there is a standard for conveying information rate of blooming cherry blossoms , ranging from the opening of the flower buds ( Kaika ) , 10 % of the blossoming flower buds on the tree ( ichibuzaki ) until the flowers bloom entirely ( mankai ) . Interest loss quickly replaced with the release of the young leaves . Cherry tree flowers started falling out and start growing young leaves as much as 10 % called Ichibu hazakura . Meanwhile , all the flowers of cherry trees that had fallen out and only have the young leaves called hazakura ( sakura leaf ) .
Flowers of blossoming tree species yamazakura slower than other types of someiyoshino and flowers bloom simultaneously with the release of the young leaves .