Japan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized and popular 'somei-yoshino' tree, delighting residents and visitors alike. But some want change.
April 23, 2022, 4:30 AMJapan's famed cherry blossom season blankets the country in the delicate white flowers of the prized and popular "somei-yoshino" tree, delighting residents and visitors alike. But some want change.
"It's all about planting the right flora in the right place," says Hideaki Tanaka, an expert on sakura -- Japanese for cherry blossoms -- who is trying to popularise other strains. As Tanaka sits on the grass among his trees, nail-sized petals of pale pink flutter down in the gentle breeze, while elsewhere other flowers are still coming into bloom.
Somei-yoshino also grows large -- as high as five-storey buildings in some cases -- with sprawling branches stretching from enormous trunks that can develop hollows, and bulky roots that can crack pavements.
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