What a gorgeous Saturday afternoon! The sun came up just as I reached Mount Pleasant Park. I love this location: there are three Pandora cherry trees you can photograph with the North Shore mountains in the background.
You can identify Pandora cherry blossoms by the hint of dark pink at the tip of their petals. This dark pink is visible when the flowers just opened up — later on, the flowers will get whiter — so come see them early!
Another feature of the Pandora cherry tree is that the flowers fall WHOLE. If you look under a tree and you see only FALLEN FLOWERS (no petals!), it’s likely that the cherry tree is a Pandora cultivar.
There are plenty of fresh buds on the trees, which means it will be blooming for a while, but don’t wait too late: visit this location within the next week and make sure to bring your picnic. There are lot of picnic tables in the park and the views of the North Shore mountains are amazing!
Photos: Jessica Tremblay