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Prunus serrulata 'Shogetsu'
From three to six flowers hang in pendulous clusters on this medium-sized variety. Shell pink buds open to semi-double white or faintly pink flowers. Shogetsu means "moon hanging low by a pine tree."
Location: Japanese Hill-and-Pond Garden (south of Lake), Osborne Garden (Central)
Photo by Arie Peterse, Opheusden, Nursery Peterse, Netherlands
From Japanese Flowering Cherries by Wybe Kuitert (courtesy Timber Press).