梅（うめ）- Plum Tree

梅、学名: Prunus mume、英: Japanese apricot）は、バラ科サクラ属の落葉高木、またはその果実のこと。果実を利用する品種は「実梅」として扱われ、未熟なものは有毒であるものの、梅干などに加工して食用とされる。樹木全体と花は鑑賞の対象にもなり（花梅）、日本には花見や梅まつりが開かれる梅林や梅園が各地にある。枝や樹皮は染色にも使われる。

Ume (scientific name: Prunus mume, English: Japanese apricot) is a deciduous tall tree of the family Rosaceae, or its fruit. The cultivar that uses the fruit is treated as 'miume', and although immature ones are poisonous, they are processed into pickled plums and eaten. The whole tree and flowers are also objects of appreciation (hanaume), and there are plum groves and plum gardens in various places in Japan where cherry blossom viewing and plum festivals are held. Branches and bark are also used for dyeing.