different kind of cherries
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
A lot of cherry trees in Tokyo are "Somei-yoshino (in Japanese, ソメイヨシノ, but there are many different kind of cherries (sakura).
This very white cherry is "Oo-shima-zakura (in Japanese, 大島桜)".
The most outstanding difference is leaves come out at the same time as the blossoms.
photo taken on 9 April 2005.
