earthling<p>照手桃 [Terutemomo]<br>Prunus persica ‘Fastigiata’</p><p> 照手 [Terute] : Name of a legendary princess<br> 桃 [Momo] : Peach tree(P. persica)</p><p>There are two types of peaches. 桃[Momo], for the purpose of obtaining fruit, and 花桃, for the purpose of admiring the flowers. 花[Hana] means flower. The one in the photo, Terutemomo, is one variety of the hanamomo, and it is characterized by branches that grow only vertically, also known as 箒桃. 箒[Hōki] means broom. </p><p>via konjaku </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/photography" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>photography</span></a></span> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japanese</span></a> <br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/blossoms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blossoms</span></a></p>