Generally speaking, the season for having parties under the cherry trees in order to enjoy Hazakura starts when the fully open cherry blossoms start to fall and simultaneously the trees start to sprout new leaves, gradually changing their overall color from pink to tender green until all the cherry blossoms have fallen but the trees still keep some red portions because of the remaining pistils and stamens, or until all the trees are totally covered with new leaves of tender green.
一般に観桜・花見において、葉桜と呼ぶ時期は、満開の頃淡い薄紅色一色であった桜が、花びらが散り始め、同時に若葉が芽吹き始めて新緑の葉の色が混ざり、遠目にくすんで見える頃から、桜の花びらが全て落花し、めしべ・おしべが残って樹木全体に赤みが残っている頃まで、あるいは、樹木全体が新緑の葉で瑞々しく艶を帯びた状態で覆われる頃までである。