🌸Kumano Cherry🌸

#0yentrip Kumanozakura🌸 A native species of Japan that can be seen in the areas around Kumano City, Mie Prefecture, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Totsukawa Village, Nara Prefecture. In 2018, the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute announced that it is a new species of cherry blossom. Every year, Mie Prefecture holds a day trip bus trip with a small number of applicants, and I was lucky enough to be able to see it. I went to see a lecture by Toshio Katsugi, a researcher who is an authority on cherry blossoms, and saw several cherry blossoms in the area. The flowering period is determined two months before the bus tour date, and this time it was only partially in bloom. The flowering period in 2025 is late March to early April. The traditional best time to see it is February to March. The Kumanozakura are preserved, and during the cherry blossom viewing season, they are cared for and flags are hung where the Kumanozakura are for public awareness activities, making them easy to find. It blooms earlier than Yamazakura and blooms in just a few days, so you won't be able to see it in full bloom unless you go on time🌸 It's probably a good idea to check with the local government office, etc. The native species of Kumanozakura is rare in Japan, and if it crosses with Somei-Yoshino, it will no longer be a native species, so why not go and see it at least once🌸✨ Even the scattered native species of Kumanozakura are said to have different shapes and colors, so it would be fun to compare them one by one instead of staying in one place☺️