Today, as I was going shopping, I happened upon a pleasant surprise. It was Kawazuzakura, or Kawazu cherry trees. This variety is from the Izu Peninsula of Shizuoka, and is a bright pink. It blooms from late February to mid-March. Very nice surprise, don’t you think?
Riverside Kawazuzakura.
nice photo.. I haven’t seen this type of trees before and the flowers looks fantastic.
It’s not very common, and comes from a small part of Japan. I was surprised to see it, actually.
The color is so beautiful. A very nice surprise.
I agree. I like it better than the nearly white Somei Yoshino cherry trees that are more common.
Lucky! Still waiting for the sakura to come out here. (And the rain to stop so we can enjoy them.)
You’re in the Pacific Northwest, right? I know the weather there well.
I just saw some at one of my local parks. it was pretty cool. The trees were still small and not full grown so I can only imagine what they look like when they are bigger like in your picture
They look quite beautiful. Too bad the location wasn’t better in my picture. But the colour is nice. I like it better than the light pink ones.