赤い新芽 red sprout

　こんな固く結んだ赤色のモミジの芽の状態を見たことがありません。詳しい方に聞いたところ、イロハモミジの一種の出猩々(デショウジョウ)のようだということでした。

　デショウジョウは初めて聞く名前ですが、一般的に庭木として植えられるモミジだそうです。

　The red maple buds are so tightly bound that I haven't seen them before. The following information was given to me by someone who is knowledgeable about plants. The 'Deshojo', a Japanese maple type, is what it looks like. 

　This is the first time I've heard the name 'Deshojo', but it seems to be a maple tree that is generally planted as a garden tree.