Suoubai

Prunus mume 'Suoubai'

Flower name
Suoubai
Scientific name
Prunus mume 'Suoubai'
Alias梅, ウメ, ume, Prunus mume, スオウバイ
Place of originJapan (cultivated kind)
Place of floweringGarden, Orchard, Botanical Gardens, Park, Horticultural species, Bonsai
Flowering seasonFebruary, March

What is Suoubai

Suoubai (scientific name: Prunus mume 'Suoubai') is a classic cultivar of the deciduous small tree "Prunus mume" of the genus of Prunus, cultivated since the Edo period. It is a hanaume(flowering plum tree) -hibai-kei(scarlet plum type) - hibai-syou(scarlet plum). The height of the tree is 3 to 6 meters. Flowering occurs from early February to mid-March, before the foliage is set. The flowers are dark red, double-petaled, medium-sized, 2-3 cm in diameter, and open flat. The stamens are almost as long as the petals. The flowers are followed by spherical kernels 2-3 cm in diameter that ripen to yellow. It is similar to the "Kagoshimakou" which is also a hana-bai - scarlet plum tree - of the same species.
The differences are as follows. Suoubai: Flowers are two-petaled and dark reddish-black. Kagoshimakou: 3-ply flowers, bright dark red.

Common name:Suoubai, scientific name: Prunus mume 'Suoubai', Flowering season: early February to mid-March, Flower color: dark red, Flower diameter: 2-3 cm (medium), Petals: double-petaled, flat, not wavy, Flowering season: early February to mid-March, Flower color: dark red, Flower diameter: 2-3 cm (medium), Petals: double-petaled, flat, not wavy
Flowering: flat open; stamen color: red; fruiting: June; fruit type: kernel; fruit color: yellow; fruit shape: spherical; fruit diameter: 2-3 cm; uses: plum blossom viewing, fruit harvesting, bonsai.