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→Cultivation by country: More accurate info. Japan, Korea and China all have unique important traditions and practices surrounding these trees. However it's just that Japan is more widely internationally recognised for their ancient festivals and culture around those trees. It's important not to confuse international recognition as being the only country that valued and grows it. Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
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In the present day, ornamental cherry blossom trees are distributed and cultivated worldwide.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/nation/2023/03/01/look-cherry-blossoms-blooming-around-world/11374723002/ |title= A look at Cherry Blossoms blooming around the world |website=USA Today |first1=Di'Amond |last1=Moore |date=March 1, 2023}}</ref>
The global distribution of ornamental cherry trees, along with flower viewing festivals or ''[[hanami]]'', largely started in the early 20th century, often as gifts from Japan.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/cherry-trees-a-first-lady-legacy.htm |title=Cherry Trees: A First Lady's Legacy |access-date=February 20, 2024 |website=National Park Service}}</ref><ref name="berlin">{{cite web|title=The Sakura Campaign – The State of Berlin|url=http://stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/umwelt/stadtgruen/stadtbaeume/en/sakura/index.shtml|website=Berlin.de|access-date=2 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="toronto">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-16 |title=Cherry Blossoms |url=https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/festivals-events/cherry-blossoms/ |access-date=2024-02-06 |website=City of Toronto |language=en-CA}}</ref> However, some regions have historically cultivated their own native species of flowering cherry trees, a notable variety of which is the Himalayan wild cherry tree ''[[Prunus cerasoides]]''.<ref name="GRIN">{{GRIN | ''Prunus cerasoides'' | 29865 | access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref><ref name="Wild Himalayan"/><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Chandel |first1=V. |last2=Rana |first2=T. |last3=Hallan |first3=V. |last4=Zaidi |first4=A. A. |year=2007 |title=Wild Himalayan Cherry (Prunus cerasoides) as a Natural Host of Prunus necrotic ringspot virus in India |journal=Plant Disease |volume=91 |issue=12 |pages=1686 |doi=10.1094/PDIS-91-12-1686C |pmid=30780621 |doi-access=}}</ref>
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