Talk:Cherry blossom

message: File:Chidorigafuchi sakura.JPG|Original - Sakura at Tokyo Imperial Palace
File:Sakura and Moss Pink - 桜(さくら)と芝桜(しばざくら).jpg|Replacement - Sakura within a field of Phlox subulata at Yachounomori Garden in Tatebayashi, Gunma
Apparently there seems to be some resistance replacing the old image with the new image (both linked above). Initially I boldly added an image that I thought was supperior image of an ornamental use of a Sakura and replaced the image, which was reverted with the comment that the plant in the background was not a Sakura, which almost all the Sakura images on the page include other non-Sakura plants and objects so I re-added the image back. It was again reverted stating consensus must be reached to replace it. So lets discuss it. — raeky (talk | edits) 02:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: responding to the comment in the recent edit why I swapped the image instead of just adding another: I was looking at it more like that there was already an over abundance of images, and one more might be too much. — raeky (talk | edits) 02:45, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Then how about to create a gallery like rose and Wisteria and make the article neat? Oda Mari (talk) 04:51, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Maybe or elimiate a few of the lower quality images. Some of the other images that might be removed/replaced/gallery'd I put below in a gallery with my comments. Maybe this would be a good opportunity to review the pictures in the article and look for new ones, I'm willing to rework/suggest new pictures for the article or change the arrangement of them if the work would be welcome. From my inital expereince of just trying to add an image is any indication this article may be too protected by it's editors? — raeky (talk | edits) 06:36, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

text: So promote :File:Newark_cherry_blossoms.jpg to lead, remove :Image:Ornamental Cherry Tree In Full Bloom.JPG and :File:Shidare sakura flowers.JPG (I also think :File:Castle Himeji sakura01 adjusted.jpg should go too), create a gallery with some of the better remaining images? — raeky (talk | edits) 09:22, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd like some more opinion on if the Phlox in the background of :File:Sakura and Moss Pink - 桜(さくら)と芝桜(しばざくら).jpg is too misleading to what Sakura is given the caption as well. — raeky (talk | edits) 09:26, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I think the color of moss pink is too loud and mars the color of cherry blossom. The purple at the bottom and the green in the middle are also disturbing. As for the Newark cherry blossoms, it surely is a striking photo, but it looks like a Commons:Prunus pendula or a double flowering cherry tree and IMHO it is not a typical cherry blossom image. And most importantly the color is too dark. When refer to the color of the cherry blossom, sakura-iro, is pale pink. See this traditional Japanese color page. #6 is sakura-iro/cherry blossom pink. And see the photos here. I hope you'll understand why I think, no matter how striking the Newark image is, the photo is not appropriate to use as a lead image. Oda Mari (talk) 15:15, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: What you describe as "typical" is the classic someiyoshino (ソメイヨシノ) color, but it's by no means the only type of sakura, and this article isn't about the species anyway.  Since the first image is someiyoshino (or at least something close to it), I think it's OK for the second to be a different variety.  Part of the pinkness of the Newark pic, though, is caused by color balance -- the entire image is shifted to the red. Jpatokal (talk) 16:11, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree with Jpatokal, this page isn't about a specific species or color, it's about the blossom's of a cherry tree, all species, also the Newark image is color shifted to the red. I'll put it in photoshop and see about correcting the color balance. — raeky (talk | edits) 17:35, 8 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Ok I tweaked the color balance some to be less red shifted, still pretty pink but looks better. — raeky (talk | edits) 17:40, 8 October 2009 (UTC)

text: I'm going to boldly take on reworking the images later today (if not today then soon as I get time) per the discussion here unless theres any objections to doing that? — raeky (talk | edits) 17:07, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: IMHO, tweaking the dolor balance is a dirty trick. Oda Mari (talk) 17:21, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I didn't change it unaturally I used a natural white point (girl with white pants) and a natural black point (black shirt) to establish the two white & black points on the color correction, that didn't unnaturally change the colors but made them more natural since it corrected any white balance issues the camera had when it took it. I'm well experienced in doing this kind of work, thanks. — raeky (talk | edits) 17:25, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
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message: In the last paragraph of section 5 (Cultivars), a sentence reads:
All wild varieties of cherry blossom trees produce small, unpalatable fruit or edible cherries.
The grammar of this sentence suggests the cherries are inedible and does not distinguish fruit from cherries. I don't know how to improve it, and am asking for an expert to do so. 
Please excuse the lack of markup code. Though I do know how, a gremlin has infested my keyboard.
Cwilsyn
Cwilsyn (talk) 02:21, 2 June 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edible or inedible? 

message: Shillong is India's Cherry blossom hub during the months of winter. Every year in the month of November, there's an international cherry blossom held in Shillong. November is also the best time to visit Meghalaya as the weather and temperatures are perfect- cold but not too cold! 202.142.104.194 (talk) 09:28, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have a WP:CITE we can use that. Invasive Spices (talk) 22:21, 13 February 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cherry blossom 

message: P. cerasoides blooms twice a year. I was very confused by edit under India section which says it blooms only in autum, this is not true but it blooms twice a year. I grew up in Manipur in India and have seen it bloom during both season, in January-March and later in Aug-October-Sept. 
Here is the science journal study also saying the same V Kurniawan et al 2021. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/948/1/012047/pdf
I will update that section based on this source.17:56, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: P. cerasoides blooms twice a year

message: The section "Flower viewing in Japan" has this near the end, which contradicts other information in the article (and the Hanami article):
: The custom of hanami dates back many centuries in Japan. The 8th-century chronicle Nihon Shoki (日本書紀) records hanami festivals being held as early as the 3rd century AD.
Is there controversy about how old the practice of Hanami actually is? If so, it should probably be mentioned. Otherwise, since the above text has no reference and is out of place in the article text, I think it should be removed. KaiaVintr (talk) 00:49, 13 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Date of Origin of Hanami 

message: I noticed that someone had cut and pasted text from the Spring (season) article into the "Australia" section here, and I'm guessing that they wanted to see an explanation of the September-October date-range for the Cowra festival. I'm removing that text, since it was confusing in this context, but I'm adding a paragraph to the "Blooming season" section acknowledging the variation.
If anyone knows of any sources discussing how Japanese cherry trees adapt their blooming seasons when transplanted to different parts of the world, that would be very useful information I think! KaiaVintr (talk) 21:18, 14 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Most, if not all, of the studies done on cross-continental transplants focus on survivability of the targeted species, disregarding bloom or fruiting periods. I wasn't able to find anything regarding transplants of cherry blossoms; you may have better luck if you have a good understanding of Japanese and have access to research libraries in that language. Sorry if this wasn't much help. Reconrabbit 18:30, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Global variations in blooming season 

message: As stated in the GA review above, in order to keep this article focused, the section "By country and region" should be split off into its own article. I am unsure what the best title for such an article would be. Will update this with something to substitute in its place - maybe renaming the section to "Global cultivation" or an equivalent with a brief paragraph on the incentives and history for developing ornamental cherry blossoms outside of Japan. Reconrabbit 18:17, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I proposed a title, but it's not important, as the article can easily be moved if people find a better title. Suggest we just get on with it. Chiswick Chap (talk) 19:12, 20 February 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Splitting off list of countries 

message: @Jonathan Deamer, can you clarify on the addition of sakura cheese to the list of food products? While the item itself is probably notable on its own the actual incorporation of sakura into the cheese is confused. The cited source states that the cheese is wrapped in a mountain cherry blossom leaf, but the linked article states that it is instead a bamboo leaf and does not describe how the plant is included in the cheese. Many other sources describe the cheese as "matured on a cherry blossom leaf" or "with a pickled cherry blossom in the center" though some of these seem to be circular references back to Wikipedia. Do you have more info on this to clarify? Reconrabbit 13:33, 20 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sakura cheese