Marronnier, a street tree on Ginza Marronnier Street, is blooming.
Since the color of the blooming flowers is beautiful red and red, I think it is Benibana Tochinoki.
This benibana horse chestnut is said to have been made by a combination of two species, marronnier native to Western Europe and American acabana horse chestnut native to North America. It seems that it came to Japan around the end of the Taisho era.
It seems that it is more widespread in Japan than Marronnier and is a well-grown tree.
The shape of the leaves is characteristic, with a length of 10cm to 15cm, and 5 to 7 leaflets form a palm-shaped leaf. It's called a palm-shaped compound leaf.
The flowering season is just right now.
Red and red flowers at the tip of the branch bloom together to form a round spike.
It has a lot of spikes, so it stands out from a distance.
By the way, Marronnier seems to be one of the "four major street trees in the world", and the other three trees are Platanus, leek, and bodige.
