dogwood on Matsuya Street has bright red fruits.
dogwood (Hanamizu tree) is a deciduous Takagi of the Japanese dogwood subgenus, and is a representative flowering tree in the United States.
In 1912, Tokyo City at that time presented cherry blossoms
to the United States, and in return, white flowers were donated by the United States in 1915, when dogwood came to Japan.
Because it is durable and easy to grow, it is now widely used in house symbol trees and street trees.
As a street tree in Chuo-ku, 434 trees are managed in dogwood (as of May 8, 2017).
Flowers bloom from late April to early May, but what looks like these petals is exactly "leaf" called bracts (ho).
In this season, shiny small elliptical fruits (complete fruits) ripen red and are very beautiful.
After this, the leaves turn red 
in late autumn and fall in winter.
Click here for a blog about dogwood on Matsuya Street in May this year. ⇒
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