Pink Kousa Dogwood (Cornus Kousa) ピンクの山法師

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

This is Cornus kousa or more commonly kousa dogwood or Japanese dogwood. I've seen cream white Cornus kousa, but had never seen a pink one.

Cornus kousa and Cornus florida look like each other, but the shape of the bracts is different. Cornus kousa's bracts are pointed whereas Cornus florida's are round. Another big difference is that the fruits of Cornus kousa are edible while those of Cornus florida are poisonous.

This Cornus kousa tree is pretty tall, so I was able to take these photos from under the tree. The flowers (or strictly speaking the bracts!) were so translucent (2nd photo), which made me feel alone but happy...

Cornus kousa ヤマボウシ

From under the tree 木の下から

Kousa dogwood 山法師

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ピンクの山法師です。クリーム色の山法師は見たことあったのですが、ピンクは初めてでした。大きな木で、花（正しくは苞）の下にもぐって写真を撮ることができました。透けているのがとってもきれいで、一人で幸福な気持ちになりました。

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