Sakura help

Hi guy few days ago I visited osaka castle I saw a lot Sakura blooming but then I saw the sign say it was plum garden then I try to search on net but till now I dunno what I saw was plum or Sakura


Any can tell me how to diff which is which

Both plums and cherry trees come with many varieties with their own characteristics, some overlapping. So, it can depend a lot on which variety you are looking at. But below are some general differences:

- the bark of cherry trees has horizontal lines, the bark of plum trees does not

- plum blossoms have a strong fragrance, cherry blossoms don't

- most cherry varieties bloom later than most plum varieties

- plum trees are smaller and the growth of the branches looks irregular (I think in part due to pruning)

March seems to be a bit early for Sakura, even in the Southern part of the country. The plum blossoms ("ume") do bloom first, so if I had to wager, I'd say you saw a plum blossom tree.

Yes, I agree, if it was "a few days ago", they were more likely ume. There are also early blooming cherry tree varieties, however, there aren't usually "a lot" of them.

Osaka Castle has a plum grove to the east of the main citadel:
http://www.osakacastle.net/english/park/map_new.pdf

It's plum most likely. Sakura in Osaka Castle are not blooming yet, except for a few early blooming ones.

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