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I missed taking a picture of the cherry blossoms in their full glory due to a business trip. Unfortunately, a spring storm hit our area during the best time for the cherry blossoms so there was hardly any time to enjoy viewing the flowers. I therefore took a picture of the
'sakuranbo' flower. The 'sakuranbo' trees in my garden had many flowers. Within one month or so, they will ripen.
I enjoy eating them but my father is in charge of taking care of them. Therefore, I did not know the official name for this fruit which I always called 'sakuranbo'. In Yamagata, calling it the 'Outo' (cherry peach) is also popular. It is the cherry peach, the 'outo' from 'Outoki', the book by Osamu Dazai. Here, it says the kind that we eat fresh is the 'kanmi outo' (sweet cherry peach).
As I studied further, it was explained as follows. "Sakuranbo is a nickname for the fruit of outo and mizakura. The fruit is a globular shape or heart shape. There are various rinds and sarcocarp depends on the variety: For rinds, yellow, red, and dark red, and for sarcocarp,white, pale red, and dark red etc. Sakuranbo has fresh acidity and suitable sweetness, and is classified into three groups, the bird cherry (sweet cherry), Chinese outo, and Pie cherry (sour cherry)." |
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