2023 Spring Flower "Harukoganebana"
On March 14, 11 flowers were confirmed on the Yoshino cherry tree specimen tree in the precincts of Yasukuni Shrine, reaching the standard "5 to 6 flowers bloomed", and it was reported that the cherry blossoms bloomed in the city center. It became Thailand 10 days earlier than normal and 6 days earlier than last year, alongside in 2020 and 2021. It's finally spring performance. At Tsukuda Park on the left bank of the lower Sumida River Chuo-ohashi Bridge, which was developed using the upper part of Super dike developed by River City 21, the bright yellow flowers of Sanshuyu, one of the flowers that signal spring, shine in the blue sky. It is also known as "Harukoganebana (Spring Golden Flower)" because it blooms before the leaves and the whole foliage appears to be wrapped in golden color. Sanshuyu is China·It is a deciduous Odaka tree native to Korea and is said to have been introduced as medicinal herb in the middle of the Edo period. 20 to 30 yellow florets with pointed and warped tip bloom in a hemispherical Hanabusa with a diameter of 2 to 3 cm, the leaves are wide egg-shaped, the leaf veins are conspicuous, and the side veins are curved. Heading toward the tip, the surface is dark green and glossy. The end of the season is autumn, with a lot of red fruits like gummy, and parable to coral, it is also called "Aki coral". The dried nucleus from the red ripe fruit is called "Sanshushuyu" and is used as a crude drug, and fruit liquor has long been used as a private medicine for nourishing tonic and recovery from fatigue.