Prunus spinosa (blackthorn)
Prunus is a genus of shrubs and trees that includes plums, cherries, peaches, nectarines, apricots, and almonds. A lot of them have white flowers and a lot of them bloom in the spring. This species, (probably) Prunus spinosa, is in my neighbor's back garden. It seems to take the approach that 'more is better' and is totally covered in these snow white blooms.
Blackthorn was brought to North America by British settlers and it's very hard, dense wood was at one time used to make Irish shillelaghs (a cross between a walking stick and a hefty club). As a food crop it fails compared to many other members of the genus but it sure knows how to turn on the charm on a sunny, spring morning.
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Tournefeuille, couleurs rosées de printemps (2)
Tournefeuille, pinky spring colours (2)
by sir20 for feuilletourne-sir20
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Mirabilis Flowers at night by Jan Emming (Link)
Photo Destination: Forever Ranch & Gardens, AZ.
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Masao Yamamoto ~ (unknown title) and AM # 34, Ambrotypes, printed 2023 | src Gallery 51
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Spring Fairy / La fée du renouveau
Artist : Guy Ribes (b. 1948)
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Photography by Suzy Hazelwood
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Prunus serrulata var. 'Kanzan' (Japanese flowering cherry) and Apis mellifera (Western honey bee)
Hanami
When people talk about cherry blossoms they usually mean this species, Prunus serrulata, the Japanese flowering cherry. In Japan Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers (花, hana) but it almost always refers to pink flowering cherry trees(桜).
In Vancouver, the history of cherry blossoms dates back to the 1930s. Two of the main Japanese port cities, Kobe and Yokohama, donated 500 trees to the Japanese cenotaph in Stanley Park to honor Japanese Canadians who served in the First World War.
There are now over 45,000 cherry trees in Vancouver. We have an annual Hanami Festival and I think this year's must-see event is the Sakura Days Japan Fair at the Van Dusen Botanical Garden (April 13/14). I'll be there. I think I'll take my camera. I'm hoping for a sunny day.
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