Something rare that happens only once every 10 years is going on in Uegahara, and it makes you think, “Is this the tropics?”
(Photos and information were provided by Pinyo and Sasako, Nishitsu supporters. Thank you!)
Here’s where it’s blooming↓
This is a park in Uegahara Jubancho.
Are those plump fruits ume plums…? No, that’s not what this is about.
It’s an ordinary-looking park. Apparently, the thing in question is near the horizontal bars on the right side of the photo. But it seems it’s hard to see from inside the park. We’re told it can only be seen from higher up in the apartment complex.
So here’s the full view.
It’s like Hawaii!The horizontal bars are slightly in the way💦
This is the ornamental plant known as sotetsu (Japanese sago palm). It’s said to have existed since the Jurassic period of the dinosaur age and is apparently called a “living fossil.”
And this corn-like sotetsu flower is said to bloom only about once every 10 years, making it extremely rare.
*Pinyo and Sasako, Nishitsu supporters, thank you for the information!!
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