Kishū-unryū

Seibundō Shinkōsha, 1979, Senchinshū, p.41, description, p.209 as ‘Kisyū-unryū: Medium size, single, red, widely campanulate, 5-6 petals, spreading stamen cluster, yellow anthers, pinkish, white filaments. Branches and limbs grow in the zig-zag fashion of‘Unryū’. There is a difference in the rate of growth in the right and left directions, so that branches tend to be curved. The bending disappears as the tree matures. Originated Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. Different reading: ‘Kisyū-unryū’.

誠文堂新光社.1998.《日本ツバキ.サザンカ名鑑》.ｐ.71. 【花】紅色の一重、筒〜ラッパ咲き、筒しベ、中輪、稔性がよい、2〜4月。【葉】楕 円、中〜小形。【樹】左右の伸びが異なり左右に屈曲する、枝が太くなると消える。 【来歴】1973年頃の発表だが詳細は不明。写/桐野、文/樽本。