Moss Pink Cherry Blossoms, Takinocho Shibazakura Park, Japan

Other categories include yamazakura, yaezakura, and shidarezakura. The yaezakura have large flowers, thick with rich pink petals. The shidarezakura, or weeping cherry, has branches that fall like those of a weeping willow, bearing cascades of pink flowers.
Culinary use
Cherry blossoms and leaves are edible and both are used as food ingredients in Japan: