枝垂れ桜 weeping cherry blossom

　枝垂れ桜は枝が垂れ下がる桜の種類の総称です。元を辿ればエドヒガンから派生したらしいです。

　Weeping cherry blossom is a generic name for a type of cherry tree with drooping branches. Edohigan is believed to be the origin of them.

寒緋桜 Kanhizakura (Prunus campanulata)

　本州で、花見といえばソメイヨシノを愛でることですが、ソメイヨシノの分布の南限は鹿児島県なので、それより南方の沖縄での花見は寒緋桜が対象です。

　In the main island of Japan, cherry-blossom viewing means admiring Yoshino cherry trees, but the southern limit of distribution of Yoshino cherry trees is in Kagoshima Prefecture, so cherry-blossom viewing in Okinawa, which is further south than Kagoshima, is for Kanhizakura.

椿(ツバキ) camellia

　ツバキは、冬の花という印象ですが、春まで咲いています。木へんに春と書くので当然といえば当然です。

　Camellias may seem like flowers that bloom in winter, but they actually bloom until spring. The Chinese character (椿) for a camellia is a combination of tree (木) and spring (春), so it is not surprising.

花まつり hana-matsuri (anniversary of the birth of Buddha)

　4月8日は、お釈迦さまの誕生日と言われています。

　同じ日は、忠犬ハチ公の日でもあります。生まれた日でも、亡くなった日でもなく、銅像が建てられた日なのです。

　According to tradition, Buddha was born on April 8th.

　The same day is also the day of the faithful dog Hachiko. Since it is neither the day of his birth nor the day of his death, but the day when his statue was erected, April 8th has been designated as the day of the faithful dog Hachiko. There is a statue of the faithful dog Hachiko, which almost all Japanese people know, in front of Shibuya Station in Tokyo.

陽光(ヨウコウ) yoko

　濃いピンク色が、ひときわ人目を引く桜です。桜では初めて、種苗登録された品種でもあります。

　種苗登録とは、種苗法に基づく制度であり、花や農作物などの新品種の開発者に独占的な権利を与え、品種と開発者を守る制度です。乱暴に言ってしまえば、特許のような制度です。従って有効期間があります。

　The deep pink color of the cherry blossoms is very eye-catching. This variety of cherry blossom has been registered as seed and seedling for the first time in Japan.

　Seed and seedling registration is a system based on the Seeds and Seedlings Act, which gives exclusive rights to those who develop new varieties of flowers, agricultural crops, etc., and protects the varieties and their developers. To be straightforward, it's a system similar to patent rights. Therefore, it has a validity period.

registration certificate

早咲きの桜 early blooming cherry tree

　カワヅザクラは、早咲きの桜です。もう、実がなり始めています。

　Kawazu-zakura is an early-blooming cherry tree. It has already begun to bear fruits.

越の彼岸桜 (コシノヒガンザクラ) koshino-higan-zakura

　コシノヒガンザクラは、エドヒガンザクラの交配種といわれていますが、両者にはそれぞれに個体差があるので、私には違いを見分けるのは難しいです。分類は忘れて、ただ花を愛でるのが吉です。

　Koshino-Higanzakura and Edo-Higanzakura are both types of cherry trees.

　Koshino-Higanzakura is said to be a hybrid of Edo-Higanzakura

It's not easy for me to tell the difference between the two, since there are individual differences both of the two. I'm happy to forget about classification and just admire flowers.