CHERRY BLOSSOMS BLOOM SIX MONTHS EARLY IN JAPAN THANKS TO TYPHOON HAVOC

The extreme weather that has hit Japan in recent months has delivered an unexpected side effect: making the country’s famous cherry blossom trees bloom early.

Normally a feature of the Japanese spring, when people celebrate the pink petals of the sakura, a series of typhoons seems to have made the blossoms come six months early.

There have been more than 350 reports of premature blossoms, from the island of Kyushu to as far north as Hokkaido, the Weathernews website reported, according to Japanese broadcaster NHK.

Tree surgeon Hiroyuki Wada told NHK that the reason for the phenomenon was likely the storms stripping trees of their leaves, which are crucial for the release of hormones that stop premature flowering.


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