Kanazawa Ward symbol mark, flower of ward, tree of ward

It is a deciduous shrub native to China and has a height of 2-3m. The flowers bloom one by one at the tip of the twigs in May, and the size of the wreath is about 20 cm. Colors include red, white, purple, yellow, etc. In Kanazawa Ward, the peony in the garden of the former Nagashima House, which was located on Nojima since the Edo period, was particularly famous. People called "Mud turtle peony", and it seems that 100 species of old trees and large flowers were blooming beautifully until the early Showa era.

It is a deciduous Takagi that grows naturally in the mountains of Shikoku and Kyushu, west of the Kanto region of Honshu, and is 15-20m high. In spring, flowers and leaves open at the same time, and flowers with white or pale red petals bloom. In Kanazawa Ward, it has long been common in the mountains of Enkai, such as Kamariya, and pale flowers in the trees have been popular among people in spring.