The tiny birds are attracted to its white orchid-like blossoms. Tubular-shaped flowers ... fly from one flower to the next.

He adds that cold winters are good for blossoms. “What’s bad is warmth followed by snow and freeze.” To make your own educated guess on when the tree will be at its best, look at the peak ...

The tree, estimated to be approximately 350 to 400 years old, still blossoms annually, but the color of the petals has been fading with each passing year due to its great age. In 2009, Kitano ...