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かたのざくら (交野桜)
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「やまざくら」系の園芸品種です。名前の由来や交雑の定式などはわかりませんが、大阪府北東部にある「交野（かたの）」に関係があることだけは確かです。かの地は古くは枕草子に「野は交野」と称えられ、太平記にも「落花の雪にふみまどう交野の春の桜狩り」と謳われた「さくら」の名所として知られています。 |
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バラ科サクラ属の落葉高木で、学名は Prunus jamasakura cv. Katano-zakura。英名はありません。 |
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"Katano-zakura" (Prunus jamasakura cv. Katano-zakura) belongs to Rosaceae (the Rose family). It is a tall deciduous tree that is a cultivar of "Yama-zakura". We don't know the origin of the name or the formula of the cross, but it is certain that it has something to do with Katano (located in Osaka Prefecture). In the olden days, the land was called "Katano is the best field." by Pillow Book (Makura-no-soshi), and it had been known as a famous place for "Cherry", which was also described in Taiheiki (Chronicle of Great Peace) as "Spring cherry-blossom viewing in Katano, where you get lost in the flowers that scatter like snow." |
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大阪府交野市「大阪市大付属植物園」にて、2003年04月19日撮影。 |
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Shu Suehiro
shu@botanic.jp
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