J. Gafarot's photos with the keyword: Cherry blossoms

A cherry blossom is the flower of any of several trees of genus Prunus, particularly the Japanese cherry, Prunus serrulata, which is called sakura after the Japanese (桜 or 櫻; さくら).Currently it is widely distributed, especially in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere including Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China, West Siberia, Iran, Afghanistan and... also Portugal. . Here they blossom in Fundão, 270 km North East of Lisbon and are 7 weeks late due do the drought the country went through, this year.