What is Cherry blossom?
{{Taxobox | name = Japanese Cherry | image = SakuraHealed.png | image_width = 250px | image_caption = Somei Yoshino Sakura | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Rosales]] | familia = [[Rosaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Amygdaloideae]] | genus = [[Prunus]] | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = ''[[Prunus jamasakura]]''<br />''[[Prunus serrulata]]''<br />''[[Prunus x yedoensis]]'' }} '''Japanese cherry blossom''' or '''sakura''' ([[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[kanji]] and [[Chinese character]]: 桜 or 櫻; [[katakana]]: サクラ) are [[cherry]] trees, ''Prunus serrulata'', and their [[flower|blossoms]]. The cherry fruit is from a different species of tree. Cherry trees are a [[symbol]] of [[Spring (season)|spring]] for Japanese people. The word Sakura can also be used as a name for women. The traditional [[custom]] of ''[[Hanami]]'' or ''Flower viewing'' involves visiting places where sakura are blooming. Japanese people love cherry blossoms, but they are not the national flower in Japan. Someiyoshino is the most famous type of sakura. There are about 400 different types of cherry trees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cherry Tree Varieties|url=https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_species.html|access-date=2021-05-06|website=www.japan-guide.com|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508130117/https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2011_species.html|url-status=live}}</ref> They mutate easily. Most of the flowers are white or pink with five [[petal]]s. A '''cherry blossom''', also known as a Japanese cherry or sakura, is a flower of many trees of genus Prunus or Prunus subgenus. What do cherry blossoms smell like? Cherry blossoms have a smell, but it's very faint and subtle. The scent features light notes of lilac, rose, and magnolia with a powdery vanilla note and almond-like aromas. The aroma isn't overly sweet, fruity, or floral.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Irena|date=2022-04-03|title=Cherry Blossom Essential Oil|url=https://www