Yoko Cherry Blossoms (Cerasus ‘Yoko’) 陽光桜（ヨウコウザクラ）

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They're Yoko cherry blossoms (Cerasus ‘Yoko’). The pink blossoms stood out from a distance. It was warmer in February but got colder in March. It's been very windy these days. Such unusual weather has delayed the beginning of the cherry blossom season across Japan. (I saw almost full-bloomed blossoms on these Yoko cherry trees in mid-March last year.) But that's not bad, is it? 

Yoko cherry (Cerasus Yoko)　ヨウコウザクラ（陽光桜）

Yoko Cherry Blossoms (Cerasus ‘Yoko’) 陽光桜（ヨウコウザクラ）

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They're Yoko cherry blossoms (Cerasus ‘Yoko’). The pink blossoms stood out from a distance and have increased the number of types of cherry trees I've seen this spring so far to three. 

For the last several years, I've created a list of cherry blossoms I see in the spring and the lists last year and in the year before didn't include cherry laurel blossoms because the tree is not counted as cherry in Japan. (Click here to find out why.) But how can "cherry" laurel not be a cherry tree?! So I've included cherry laurel in the list this year as below. The list should include more!!🌸

• Taiwan cherry (Prunus campanulata)
• Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus)

Yoko cherry blossoms　陽光桜

Cerasus ‘Yoko’　ヨウコウザクラ

Cerasus ‘Yoko’ (Yoko Cherry) 陽光桜（ヨウコウザクラ）

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I first thought they were Kawazu cherry blossoms, but I found a tree tag saying that they were Yoko cherry. Kawazu cherry blossoms bloom a little earlier than Yoko cherry, but they resemble each other very much. 

Cherry blossoms blooming relatively earlier tend to be pink, such as Yoko, Kawazu, Okame and Taiwan cherry blossoms. I'm now looking forward to seeing more whitish pink cherry blossoms. 

Cerasus ‘Yoko’ 陽光桜

Yoko cherry ヨウコウザクラ

Yoko Cherry is Now In Full Bloom! 陽光桜は満開！

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This MAY BE prunus campanulata 'Yoko' or Yoko cherry, i.e., a hybrid between cerasus x yedoensis 'Amagi-yoshino' and Taiwan cherry (prunus campanulata). The baby pink is so pretty! I said "may be" because I couldn't find a tree tag...(unlike the Yoko cherry trees I saw several days ago, which have a tag.)  

"Maybe" prunus campanulata 'Yoko' 多分、陽光桜

Prunus Campanulata 'Yoko' (Yoko Cherry) 陽光桜（ヨウコウザクラ）

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This is prunus campanulata 'Yoko' or Yoko cherry, a child between cerasus x yedoensis 'Amagi-yoshino' and prunus campanulata (Taiwan cherry). The baby pink is so pretty!

Prunus campanulata 'Yoko' 陽光桜