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2022 The splendid "Yae-zakura"

 2022 Blooming Competition

 Priority measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 infection measures were lifted as of March 21, and the Hamarikyu Garden, which was temporarily closed, was reopened on March 22.                    This time is a beautiful season where vegetation sprouts and you can feel the life of nature.From April 1 to May 5, "Hamarikyu Flower and Green Gathering" is held, and residents of the ward will fill out the required items on the admission ticket. You can enter for free if you fill in and submit it to the counter.                          There are about 100 cherry blossoms in the Hamarikyu Onshi Garden. Following about 10 Yoshino cherry tree trees in the park, centered on a row of cherry blossom trees near Nakanomon, which was in full bloom late last month, about 30 so-called "Yae-zakura" planted around the pond from "Oden Bridge" to "Yokobori Bridge".                      Yae-zakura is a common name for the double-flowered varieties, which are said to account for the majority of the oshima cherry cultivar, which is a collective term for horticultural varieties produced mainly from wild cherry tree and Oyamazakura. Yae-zakura in five colors, Kazuha in white to light pink, Fugen Elephant in light red, Sekiyama in red, pale yellow, Utsukin (upper left image), and yellowish green streaks in yellowish green.                   The petals are folded in multiple layers, and the branches are in full bloom are gorgeous.