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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 39. Chapters: Cherry, Apricot, Peach, Cherry blossom, Prunus mume, Prunus africana, Prunus avium, Prunus fruticosa, Prunus fasciculata, Prunus mahaleb, Prunus prostrata, Prunus ilicifolia, Prunus grayana, List of Lepidoptera that feed on Prunus, American plum, Prunus laurocerasus, Pin cherry, Prunus lusitanica, Prunus maximowiczii, Prunus padus, Prunus maackii, Apricot kernel, Prunus domestica, Prunus andersonii, Prunus fremontii, Bird cherry, Prunus tenella, Prunus eremophila, Prunus alleghaniensis, Prunus ceylanica, Prunus verecunda, Prunus pumila, Prunus korshinskyi, Saturn Peach, Prunus triloba, Prunus cocomilia, Prunus turfosa, Prunus bifrons, Prunus adenopoda, Prunus transarisanensis, Prunus taiwaniana, Prunus pulgarensis, Prunus kinabaluensis, Prunus herthae, Prunus ramburii, Prunus villegasiana, Prunus polystachya, Prunus rubiginosa, Prunus walkeri, Prunus subglabra, Prunus carolinae, Prunus clementis, Prunus ernestii, Prunus marsupialis, Prunus odorata, Prunus javanica, Prunus arborea, Prunus grisea, Prunus malayana, Prunus laxinervis, Prunus mirabilis. Excerpt: A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese Cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is sometimes called sakura after the Japanese ( or; ). Many of the varieties that have been cultivated for ornamental use do not produce fruit. Edible cherries generally come from cultivars of the related species Prunus avium and Prunus cerasus. Cherry blossoms are indigenous to many East Asian states including Japan, Korea, and China. Japan has a wide variety of cherry blossoms (sakura): well over 200 cultivars can be found there. "Hanami" is the centuries-old practice of picnicking under a blooming sakura or ume tree. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710-794) when it was ume blossoms that people admire...
