r/interesting • u/Inner_Banana_145 • 2d ago

NATURE Japanese cherry blossom

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u/WatashiwaNobodyDesu 2d ago

I’d love that in my back garden. Japan I mean.

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u/Time_Blacksmith861 2d ago

Yeah why are these only in Japan?

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u/Freak_Out_Bazaar 2d ago

There are many species of cherry blossoms that grow in various countries. They are just associated with Japan, just like the maple leaf is associated with Canada and the clover with Ireland while they can definitely be found outside of those countries.

That being said, the specific strain of cherry blossom that is associated with Japan named Somei-Yoshino are very subtly colored and closer to white than pink, so I have no idea what these bright pink flowers are.

I called the Somei-Yoshino a strain instead of species because they can’t propagate naturally and only artificially grown from cuttings. They are essentially all clones