Comments on: Kyoto Plum-Blossom Preview http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756 Not a photo blog. A personal blog with photos. Tue, 22 May 2012 20:20:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Peter in Wales http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-39690 Peter in Wales Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:09:21 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-39690 I believe they (certainly the close-ups) are <em>Prunus mume</em>, ume or Japanese apricot, which is also often called "Japanese plum" or just "plum blossom" in Japan. Botanically it is not a plum (for one thing it has downy fruits) but a relative of the apricot. It is a lovely small tree, early flowering and with a scent rather like that of sweet violets. I believe they (certainly the close-ups) are Prunus mume, ume or Japanese apricot, which is also often called “Japanese plum” or just “plum blossom” in Japan. Botanically it is not a plum (for one thing it has downy fruits) but a relative of the apricot. It is a lovely small tree, early flowering and with a scent rather like that of sweet violets.

]]> By: Anonymous http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-39684 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:24:41 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-39684 Beautiful shots. Are you sure these are not cherry blossoms? I thought plum blossoms had more oval-shaped petals, whereas the cherry has round petals with a bit of a slit of undulation around the edges. Thank you! <span class='jfriedl'>I'm pretty sure they're plum... this was well before cherry had bloomed in the area, at a temple famous for their plum. I'm often hard pressed to tell the difference in the absences of clues like this, because the colors and shapes of both spread a wide gamut, mostly overlapping. Either can be white or deeply pink or anywhere in between, and the petal shapes vary widely. The only thing consistent is their attraction to photographers. —Jeffrey</span> Beautiful shots. Are you sure these are not cherry blossoms? I thought plum blossoms had more oval-shaped petals, whereas the cherry has round petals with a bit of a slit of undulation around the edges.
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I’m pretty sure they’re plum… this was well before cherry had bloomed in the area, at a temple famous for their plum. I’m often hard pressed to tell the difference in the absences of clues like this, because the colors and shapes of both spread a wide gamut, mostly overlapping. Either can be white or deeply pink or anywhere in between, and the petal shapes vary widely. The only thing consistent is their attraction to photographers. —Jeffrey

]]> By: elvirarita http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-15512 elvirarita Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:40:43 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2008-03-06/756#comment-15512 Love your flower pictures. Are you sure they are plum and not apricot trees? Cheers e Love your flower pictures. Are you sure they are plum and not apricot trees? Cheers

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