JAC rare plants --梅 / ウメ prunus mume -- umeboshi plant
the japanese apricot or prunus mume has been used as traditional food in china and japan for thousands of years. in japan the pickled fruit is known as umeboshi. it is a small deciduous tree native to china. in winter time masses of white flowers appear and always cover the whole plant. the flower is extremely frangrant which is quite rare in the stone fruit family. when the trees are bloom the scent can be carried by breezes and can reach as far as 10 meters. the blooming plant looks like a mi