紅梅 a plum tree with reddish pink blossoms

　梅が咲き始めました。

　単に梅と云うと、白梅のことを指すらしいでが、一般的には紅梅も白梅も梅と呼ばれます。白梅が先行して日本に広まった「なごり」でしょうね。

　Plum is called "ume" in Japanese.

　The ume blossoms have begun to bloom. When they call a tree simply ume, it seems to mean a white "ume" among some people. However, reddish pink and white umes are usually simply called umes. It's probably a remnant of the fact that white umes were spread to Japan in advance.