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　On March 1, the highest temperature in central Tokyo was observed at 16.4 ° C, exceeding 15 ° C for the first time in 10 days, and was blessed with the same cheerfulness as late March.　　　　　　　　　　The early blooming "Okamezakura", which is planted on "Ajisai-dori St." at 1-4 Nihonbashi Honmachi, is in full bloom and is at its best.　　　　　Okamezakura is a horticultural variety created by British cherry blossom researcher Collingwood Ingram, crossing Kanhizakura and Mamezakura. It is characterized by the fact that the petals are slightly half-open and bloom in a bird's manner.　　Regarding the name of Okame (= Otafuku), in the old days, when considering the Japanese-style name based on the theory that women with a plump body represented fertility and virtue, and were regarded as the condition of so-called "beautiful". It seems that the delicate flower appearance was superimposed on Japanese beauty and named it.　　　　Although the flower color is dark and gorgeous, it grows into a compact tree shape, so it is useful as a street tree in a place with lots of traffic and limited space, and as a symbol tree in a narrow garden, taking advantage of the characteristics of small flowers, I hear that it is also used for potted plants.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　It is said that Okamezakura on Ajisai-dori St. originally started with planting 26 trees around Nihonbashi Honmachi 1-chome, but now it is about 700m to Nihonbashi Honmachi 4-chome in the ward with Chiyoda-ku, and about 70 cherry blossom trees continue.　　brown-eared bulbul is flying around the trees in search of nectar.