"Prunus x Parvifolia Koehne (Winter Cherry)" Holds Store-Closing-Sale? 冬桜は閉店セール中！

Japanese follows English.　英語の後に日本語が続きます。

This is Prunus x parvifolia Koehne, a cherry tree in bloom since October in my neighborhood.

Prunus x parvifolia Koehne 冬桜

"Winter cherry" in Japanese 別名 小葉桜

Cherry flowers and autumn leaves 桜と紅葉

Prunus x parvifolia Koehne and a bridge 冬桜と橋

Prunus x parvifolia Koehne and the sky 小葉桜と空

It's also called "small leaf cherry" in Japanese 小葉桜

I first noticed these cherry flowers last month. At around that time, I read about Cerasus subhirtella (Miq.) or "October cherry" in Japanese, i.e., cherry in bloom in October, so I assumed they were "October cherry" and forgot about it. However, these cherry trees are still in bloom in mid-November and I also learned on TV that there were several types of cherry trees in bloom from autumn to winter, which got me to google this flower again and I found that these cherry trees in my neighborhood were likely Prunus x parvifolia Koehne or in Japanese "winter cherry" or "small leaf cherry." 

These out-of-season cherry blossoms are very pretty but always remind me of store-closing-sale held by some Japanese retailers "anytime." That's their humorous way to attract customers😆, but because of this, I can't pass by these winter cherry trees without chuckling😄

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冬桜、またの名を小葉桜（木葉桜）です。最初に見たのは１０月。その頃ちょうど十月桜の存在を知り、これも十月桜だと思い込んでいたのですがもう１１月。あれれ、しかも先日テレビで「四季桜」なるものの存在も知り、ググりなおしてみました。

そしたら秋から冬に咲く桜って他にもあるんですね。そしてこの近所の桜はどうやら「冬桜（小葉桜）」らしいということも分かりました。

なんか閉店セールみたいですね。大丈夫、来月もまだ営業してます、じゃなくて咲いてます😆！以来、桜の前を通るたびにクスッと笑ってしまいます😊

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