Japanese Ume Tree Nursery

The pale rose colored blossoms have a lovely fragrance and appear in late february or march.

Japanese ume tree nursery. The eating of the pickled fruit for breakfast is also supposed to stave off misfortune. This is the tree whose fruit ume you need to make umeboshi plum vinegar and. Trees over 1 000 years old continue to bloom and produce fruit along the yangtze river basin. You have a choice of a two hour intensive or a whole day four hour workshop the workshops usually start at 11am to 1pm for the two hour intensive and from 11am 4pm with an hour s break for lunch for the whole day workshop.

Japanese tradition holds that the ume functions as a protective charm against evil so the ume is traditionally planted in the northeast of the garden the direction from which evil is believed to come. After making its way eastward the species became known as the japanese sour plum or flowering apricot. Its apricot heritage is apparent in the fruit as well as the leaves. You can learn any aspect of bonsai in this class.

Shiro kaga is a popular variety of the highly valued ume fruiting japanese apricot which produces small 3 4 to 1 inch fruits that are often pickled and used to make umeboshi paste. These ume tree blossoms have been the subject of many of asia s master painters. The japanese plum tree also known as ume prunus mume is in fact an apricot and originates not from japan but rather the mountains of southwestern china regardless this is another iconic tree of japan famous not only for its early flowering often while the snow still falls but also for its extremely sour fruits which are used liberally in japanese cuisine from pickles to sauces. Umeboshi translates as dried plums although it has also been commonly translated as salt plums.

Proof that inner strength and beauty always triumph over adversity. All our workshops are hands on sessions for all abilities ranging from beginner to advanced levels.