Sabashikou

Prunus mume 'Sabashikou'

Flower name
Sabashikou
Scientific name
Prunus mume 'Sabashikou'
Alias梅, ウメ, ume, Prunus mume, sabasiko, 佐橋紅
Place of originChina (cultivated kind)
Place of floweringGarden, Orchard, Botanical Gardens, Park, Horticultural species, Bonsai
Flowering seasonFebruary, March

What is Sabashikou

Ume Sabashikou (Japanese apricot "Sabashikou", scientific name: Prunus mume 'Sabashikou') is a cultivar of the deciduous small tree "">Prunus mume" in the family Rosaceae. Flowering plum - Scarlet plum type - Red plum type, medium-sized flowers of 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter open in early February to mid-March. The flowers are single, bright red, with round petals, long stamens and conspicuous yellow anthers. The flowers are single-petaled, but several "flag petals" appearing on the flower, which are stamens that have changed into petals, giving it a half-double or double appearance.

Prunus mume 'Sabashikou' (Japanese apricot, Prunus mume 'Sabashikou') is a cultivar of the deciduous small tree Prunus mume (Rosaceae). Flowering plum - HIbai-kei(Scarlet plum type) - Koubai-syo(Red plum division), medium-sized flowers of 2 to 2.5 cm in diameter open in early February to mid-March. The flowers are single, bright red, with round petals, long stamens and conspicuous yellow anthers.

Prunus mume 'Sabashikou' (Japanese apricot, Prunus mume 'Sabashikou') - Flower color: bright red; diameter: medium; flowering season: early February to mid-March.

Common name: Prunus mume, Scientific name: Prunus mume, Tree height: 3-6 m, Life style: deciduous small tree, Leaf shape: ovate, Leaf inflorescence: alternate, Leaf margin: serrate, Flowering season: February-April, Flower color: white, peach or red,Flowering season: January to March. Flower diameter: ~1.5 cm (small), 1.5-2 (medium), 2-2.5 (medium), 2.5-3 (medium-large), 3-4 cm (large); petals: single, double, Fruiting time: June, Fruit type: Nucleus, Fruit color: Yellow, Fruit shape: Spherical, Fruit diameter: 2 to 3 cm, Use: Plum ornamental and bonsai.