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　On March 12, when the weather was the warmest of the year nationwide due to the warm air and sunlight in the sky, central Tokyo was also wrapped in the mood ahead of the season, exceeding 20 ° C for the first time this year at 21.8 ° C for the first time this year, about the same as late May Was　　　　　　　　　　　　　The early blooming Okamezakura, which is planted on "Ajisai-dori St." at 1-4-chome Nihonbashi Honmachi, is in full bloom at once and is at its best.　　　　　　　　Okamezakura is a horticultural variety that is said to have been created by British cherry researcher Collingwood Ingram by crossing Mamezakura and Kanhizakura. The pale red vividness is characterized by a shrub, a small wheel, half-open and downward blooms from Mamezakura. It is characterized by a dark red color, with a thin branch of a shrubs and a modest appearance.　　  Regarding the origin of "Okame" (Otafuku), in the old days, women with a plump body expressed fertility and virtue, and were named as a symbol of Japanese women's beauty. It seems that the theory that it was done seems to be influential.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Because the flower color is dark and gorgeous, and the height of the tree is not so large, it is useful as a street tree with a lot of traffic and limited space, a symbol tree in a narrow garden, and taking advantage of the characteristics of small flowers and multiflower nature I hear that there are times when bonsai and potted plants.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　I heard that Okamezakura on Ajisai-dori St. originally started with planting 26 trees around Honmachi 1-chome, but now, about 70 cherry trees are lined up over 700m to Nihonbashi 4-chome on the border with Chiyoda-ku. You.