Confused Kyoto Cherry Trees Bloom Five Months Early

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Chilly Cherry

Kyoto cherry blossoms blooming five months early

五ヶ月早いを咲くの桜

今日、１１月２７日の撮影です。

Today a ride from Kyoto to Osaka Castle with Paul Barr, early on the trip while still in Kyoto we came across some cherry
blossoms that had apparently gotten confused by the cold spell in October followed by a warm spell earlier
this month... they seem to be blooming five months early!

Some varieties of cherry do normally bloom in November, such as we've
over the years
here,
here, and
here, but their branches are sparsely populated
with blossoms. Today's were full:

今日の出会った桜は十月桜ではないだと思いますが、どんな種類のは分からない。実は、梅や桃ではかも知れません。

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Paul and the Cherry

at least I think it's cherry; frankly, to my untrained eyes,

it could just as easily be peach or plum, but the bark look like cherry








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Whatever they were, they were pretty and out of place.

I made a short video of the blossoms, amid a ridiculous wind.

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