Well, we're still a month away from the beginning of spring, but Malta is feasting on a spectacular display of color in its blossoms which are opening right now. We do not have the rows of trees one finds in Washington DC, but nonetheless once in a while, you come across a colorful pink tree which shows off its tiny petals and stems with bees pouncing on it relentlessly.
So enjoy these beautiful photos I took just today, and if you're still stranded with snow and ice, maybe these pictures w
ill give you a glimpse of what is to come even in your own neighborhood a month from now. Scientifically known as Prunus Serrulata, they are especially popular in Japan and other Far East countries. Japan gave 3,020 cherry blossom trees as a gift to the United States in 1912 to celebrate the nations' then-growing friendship, replacing an earlier gift of 2,000 trees which had to be destroyed due to disease in 1910. These trees were planted in Sakura Park in Manhattan and line the shore of the Tidal Basin and the roadway in East Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The gift was renewed with another 3,800 trees in 1965.
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This is such a pretty tree, do you know where I could buy one locally? I dont think it's common in Malta but when I come across one in Spring time, I'm always mezmerized.
ReplyDeleteTo Damaris: this is a peach tree with its blossoms in February or March. I took this photo in a front garden in Naxxar, next to Hilltop Gardens. If you check again in February next year, you'll see it in full bloom.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I will definitely look for it. Nobody seems to import the cherry blossom here in Malta. They told me the weather may be too hot. What is your opinion?
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