Pink and White Plum Blossoms on A Tree 源平咲きの梅

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

This is a Prunus mume tree with pink and white flowers both on it. It started to bloom ten days ago, but at that time, it had only white flowers. Because I know how hard it is for Japanese apricot trees to have pink flowers, I almost gave up on seeing pink plum blossoms on this tree this year. So finding a pink and a white flowers back to back yesterday made me feel relieved. If you're interested in how the color of Japanese apricot flowers is determined, read the passage below. If you want to see a half-pink-half-white plum flower, click HERE! 

Scientifically, there's no white Prunus mume tree, but red Prunus mume trees have white flowers when the trees cannot produce enough anthocyanins to make flowers red (or pink). It means that this tree tries to produce red flowers, but it doesn't have enough anthocyanins to make all the flowers red (or pink). 

P.S. My mom is from Hiroshima and her relatives were killed by the atomic bomb dropped in Hiroshima. I'm against nuclear weapons and very angry with not only Russia's invasion of Ukraine but also Putin's remark on the potential use of nuclear weapons. I'm also ashamed that Japan hasn't signed yet the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 

 

Pink and white Japanese apricot flowers back-to-back 背中合わせの源平咲き

February 17

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近所の梅です。10日ほど前に咲き始めたのですが白い花だけで少し心配していました。だって去年はピンクの花で満開だったんです。梅が赤い（ピンクの）花を咲かせるのがどんなに大変か知っていましたので、昨日このピンクの花を見つけて一安心しました！梅に白梅はありません！理由にご興味ある方はこちらのサイトをどうぞ！

P.S. ウクライナ侵攻続いています。そしてプーチン大統領の核兵器使用の示唆に広島、長崎の方が抗議しています。私の親戚は原爆で殺されました。（ウクライナ侵攻のみならず）核兵器使用には大反対です。そして日本が核兵器禁止条約に署名していないことにも怒りを覚えます。

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