After the best time to see the cherry blossoms along Shukugawa had passed, I went to see what kinds of flowers were blooming＼(^o^)／
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The cherry blossoms along Shukugawa…
In 1990, Shukugawa Park was selected as one of Japan’s Top 100 Cherry Blossom Spots(#^.^#)
↑（Before）This year’s cherry blossoms in full bloom looked like this!(^^)!
↑（After）Here’s what it looks like now
The Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms have come to an end, but tiny cherry fruits were starting to appear.They turn into small black fruits, different from the cherries sold in stores.
Up from the riverside, around Oide Bridge, yaezakura double-flowered cherry blossoms were blooming,though they looked like they were about to start falling.
Dogwoods were also starting to bloom.Dogwoods are native to North America, and cultivation in Japan is said to have begun in 1912 when they were gifted in return for the Somei Yoshino cherry trees sent to Washington, D.C. in the United States. These days, you often see them as roadside trees or garden trees, don’t you? (^_^) The song “Hanamizuki” is famous too!
Just like the lyrics “pushing up the sky…” ♪, the flowers bloom facing upward!
If you head from Shukugawa along the east side of the river toward Kurakuen, you’ll find some rare double-flowered wisteria starting to bloom!
I bet they’ll look gorgeous once they’re all in bloom. I’m looking forward to it!
They don’t have showy petals, but at this time of year, pine trees are blooming too.
The Somei Yoshino blossoms may be over, but the Shukugawa area is still full of flowers!
The season when beautiful hydrangeas stretch on and on might arrive sooner than we think＼(^o^)／
