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Cherry blossom

Prunus serrulata · Edible flower

Cherry blossom (sakura) is the springtime flower of ornamental cherry trees in the genus Prunus — eaten in Japan after being salt-pickled into sakurazuke, which gives confections, rice and tea a soft floral-almond aroma and a gentle saline tang.

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Where it grows
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Global seasonality · at peak worldwide
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