The cherry tree is adorned in virginal white blossom tinged with palest pink near the stem. This richly symbolic tree has inspired artists through the ages to try & capture its transient beauty. Prunus serrulata,; the Japanese flowering cherry tree is indiginous to many East Asian countries. In Japan this elegant,ephemeral flower is used to symbolise in clouds in recognition of the billowing effect when it flowers en masse & it is also used as a metaphor for the fleeting nature of life. A lesson in capturing the beauty of the precious moment - this tree is stunningly beautiful for an instant & then it disappears.