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November 28, 2007

National Geographic article on cherry trees

Not quite the right season to be writing about sakura, but that's the point this time . . .

"Ornamental cherry trees all over the Japanese archipelago have been blossoming unseasonably this fall, according to local media reports.

A few sakura trees—as they are known in Japan—bloom in fall most years.

But with more blossoms appearing earlier this year, there is concern that climate change is affecting a much-loved national symbol of spring . . . " [More]

Posted by tony at November 28, 2007 09:48 PM

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