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century. Both 'Senriko' and 'Ariake' resemble 'Ojochin', but the latter is distinguished because it is not fragrant. Kawasaki (1994) places the three in the same group of garden forms supposedly influenced by 'Mazakura'. 'Ojochin' is a vigorous, broad and vase-shaped tree, and gives with its ascending branches a rather coarse appearance. The shape of the tree and the size of the flowers are reminiscent of 'Tai-haku', but the flowers of 'Ojochin' have a pink tinge in bud and they often have a few extra petals, sometimes up to ten, therefore clearly differing from the pure white and always single flowers of 'Tai-haku'. Remarkable are the plump and ovate winter buds of 'Ojochin'. Young leaves have a bronzelike color, are remarkably bristled, and, once developed, many of them lack the acuminate top. A rare garden
Figure 149 'Ojochin', large, fluffy buds. Photo by author, 12 April 1997, Tama Forest Science Garden, Tokyo.