tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post3831510995911752908..comments2023-10-27T01:53:48.809+09:00Comments on Four Seasons in Japan: ume festivals and ume bonsaiichinenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12972004610154733749noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post-79158638591427042322013-03-14T20:17:05.363+09:002013-03-14T20:17:05.363+09:00The name "plum" doesn't, and never h...The name "plum" doesn't, and never has, refered to a single plant in English, rather, it refers to a family of closely related plants.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post-76927916020375427072013-03-02T22:56:29.384+09:002013-03-02T22:56:29.384+09:00Traditionally, 'ume'(Prunus mume) has been...Traditionally, 'ume'(Prunus mume) has been seen as something separate to 'sumomo'(Prunus salicina) in Japan. プラム(plum) means Prunus salicina in Japan. I feel reluctant to call them by the same name. The same is true of camellias, irides, magnolias. ichinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972004610154733749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post-51749043783435048132013-03-02T22:54:43.720+09:002013-03-02T22:54:43.720+09:00Another ume blossoms can be viewed at my previous ...Another ume blossoms can be viewed at my previous posts<br />(http://ichinen-fourseasonsinjapan.blogspot.jp/2012/02/ume-festivals1.html<br />http://ichinen-fourseasonsinjapan.blogspot.jp/2012/02/ume-festivals2.html.)<br />Ume blossoms are not gorgeous like cherry ones, but they have a pleasant smell.ichinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12972004610154733749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post-80574286256225292452013-02-28T21:33:14.617+09:002013-02-28T21:33:14.617+09:00I was just in Japan last week and the plum blossom...I was just in Japan last week and the plum blossoms shocked me - mostly because at home it's around -20C and we have 30 cm of snow on the ground, so nothing's going to be blooming for weeks yet. It was a plesant shock, but a surprise nonetheless.<br /><br />Incidentally, everyone keeps saying that callined ume "plums" in English is a misnomer, but I disagree. "Plum" is an extremely large category in English, refering to more than 20 separate species, all in the genus "Prunus". For instance, there are 10 separate species in the English-speaking part of North America alone, all with "Plum" in their names. It's the apricot that, if it were following the naming conventions of the rest of the genus, ought to be called something-plum in English and isn't, by a mistake of history.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734204625603446890.post-50397627609595434002013-02-27T21:38:09.903+09:002013-02-27T21:38:09.903+09:00What a beautiful and informative post, as always! ...What a beautiful and informative post, as always! The images are marvelous. I have always heard that the plum blossoms are varied in color and can cover a mountain side during the early spring. Learning about the many festivals is very interesting. Ann B. Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16263483730433027795noreply@blogger.com