山桜 やまざくら

yamasakura / Japanese Cherry

 

The cherry blossoms are often used for various reasons because of their beautiful bark and sticky wood quality. It is used for woodwind instruments, Satsuma Biwa drums, pianos, exterior of organ, violin bows, koto pillars, and shamisen rods. It exist more than 10 types of cherry blossoms in Japan and this Yamazakura is well-known for waka. We can say that this is a tree that expresses the pure Japanese heart.

 

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Category : Rosaceae / Cerasus
Form of tree : broad leaf tree
other name : none
Quality : hard. smooth skin. sticky and strong.
Producing area : Honshu(main land) southern part from Niigata and Miyagi, Shikoku, Kyushu. in the hills and mountains.
Words for the tree : beautiful spirit and true love
Birthday for the tree : 16th April