For the Japanese, Sakura is an important symbol often associated with women, life, and death. Often used as a symbol to express the bond between people, courage, sadness, and joy. This flower is also a metaphor for traits that are not eternal life.
Sakura of special interest is the flowering time. This interest has only grown for 1 to 2 weeks for a year. Sakura flowers usually bloom in early spring, but the flowers bloom time varies.
Based appetitejourney site, mentioned that in the Kanto region that includes Tokyo, Chiba and surrounding areas, Sakura flowers bloom in late March and early April.
While in the area Kyushuu (southern Japan) Sakura flowers blooming around mid-March. While in Hokkaido (northern Japan) new society can enjoy the beauty of these flowers late April to early May. Sakura flowers varies depending on the species. There are white with a little color pink is a national park, yellow, pink, light green or light red. One presents garden is beautiful cherry blossoms Ueno Kouen.
Sakura is derived from the word "pocket" (in Japanese that means "blooming") that states plus the plural suffix "ra". In English, called Sakura cherry blossom flowers.
Sakura is the Japanese national flower that blooms in the spring (early April to late April). For the Japanese, Sakura flower is an important symbol that is often associated with women, life, death, so that we can find the symbol of Sakura flowers anywhere in Japan-on consumer goods such as kimono, stationery and kitchen utensils. Sakura flower is also a symbol to express the bond between people, courage, sadness and joy. Sakura also becomes a metaphor for traits that are not eternal life for the people of Japan.
Sakura tree is a tree belonging to the familia Rosaceae, genus Prunus similar to plum, peach or apricot, but in general it is classified in the subgenus Sakura cherry.
Sakura flower
Flower colors depending on the species, there are white with a little pink, pale yellow, pink, light green or light red. Flowers are classified into 3 types based on the arrangement of petals:
* 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 Someiyoshino types seen in late winter and flowers bloom in late March and early April when the weather begins to warm up.
In Japan, the flowering Sakura begins Someiyoshino types of Okinawa in February, followed in the western part of Honshu island, until in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto in late March to early April, then moved bit by bit to the north, and ending in Hokkaido in when the Golden Week.
Each year maps the movement of observers issued Sakura Sakura blooms Someiyoshono from west to east and then north called Sakurazensen. By using the known location map can Sakurazensen Sakura flowers are blooming at any given moment.
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Characteristic of Sakura cherry blossoms are kind Someiyoshino first flowers bloom before the leaves start 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.
Sakura flower types Someiyoshino only can last approximately 7 to 10 days calculated from the flower buds begin to open until the fall flower. Collapse of the Sakura flowers depending on weather conditions and often accelerated by heavy rain and strong winds. Several species of birds have been known to eat the flowers that taste sweet, while the pigeons ate all the flowers.
Rare opportunity picnics together under the cherry blossom trees bloom to enjoy Sakura called o-hanami. When do the O-hanami is when all the cherry blossom trees that exist somewhere all the flowers had bloomed.
In Japan there is a standard for conveying information Sakura flower bloom levels, ranging from the opening of the flower buds (Kaika), 10% blossoming of the flower buds on the trees (Ichibuzaki) until full bloom flowers (Mankai). Flowers that fall immediately replaced with the release of the young leaves. Sakura tree that flowers started falling out and start growing young leaves as much as 10% called Ichibu hazakura, while Sakura tree that all the flowers have fallen and only the young leaves have called Hazakura.
Flowers bloom of tree types Yamazakura slower than other types of Someiyoshino and flowers bloom simultaneously with the release of the young leaves.
Sakura Tree Types
Most of the Sakura tree species is a hybrid, such as the type Someiyoshino scattered throughout Japan since the Meiji period is the result of crossing Sakura tree at the end of the Edo period. Sakura types Someiyoshino this is very widespread, so most people only know Someiyoshino (which is one of Sakura) as Sakura.
In the old days before there is any kind Someiyoshino, Sakura Japanese people know the flowers that bloom in the mountains called Yamazakura and Yaezaki no Sakura as Sakura. Sakura bloom at the time, thousands of trees that grow in the mountains Yamazakura Yoshino (Nara Prefecture) creates a stunning view of the color white, light green, and pink.
Some types Sakura:
- Edohigan
Edohigan is Sakura blooming in the Spring Equinox Day and the flower longevity. Other types are similar to Edohigan Ishiwarizakura and Yamadakashinyozakura which includes Sakura trees are protected. Miharutakizakura Edohigan is one type that dangle dangling branches, while Yaebenishidare known that many flowers leaves and bright color.
- Hikanzakura
Hikanzakura Kanhizakura is also called Sakura that spread from southern China region up to the island of Formosa. Kanhizakura commonly found growing wild in Okinawa Prefecture. In the minds of people of Okinawa, the word "Sakura" often means Hikansakura. Announcements Sakura bloom in Okinawa usually means blossoming Hikanzakura. In Okinawa, Hikanzakura flower buds begin to open around January or February. On the island of Honshu, Hikanzakura widely planted from the Kanto region to Kyushu and usually start blooming in February or March.
- Fuyuzakura
Fuyuzakura Sakura is the type of tree that flowers bloom around November until the end of December. Onishimachi in Gunma Prefecture is a look at the famous Fuyuzakura.
Sakura and Cherries Fruit
Sakura trees produce fruit known as Cherry fruit (Japanese: Sakuranbo). Cherries young fruit is green and ripe fruit red to dark red to purple. Although the shape is almost similar with canned cherry fruit known in Indonesia, cherry fruit cherry blossom trees produced small size and tasted bad so it is not consumed.
Sakura trees that produce fruit for consumption Cherries generally not to enjoy the flowers and only grown in plantations. Cherries largest fruit producers in Japan are in Yamagata Prefecture. Fruit Cherries Japanese domestic products such as the type Sato Nishiki extraordinarily expensive price. In Japan, domestic production of fruit Cherries just purchased to be awarded on special occasions. The cherry fruit is widely consumed in the Japanese society is the fruit cherries imported from Washington state and California in the United States.
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