April 5, 2025 ‘Akebono’ are the most commonly seen cherry blossoms of the early mid-season. They have single (5-petaled) white flowers, very similar to ‘Somei-yoshino’ just featured here, but they sometimes have an extra petaloid (half-petal) seen in the centre of the flowers. Sometimes, you can find several of these petaloids, but often it will seem as if there is just one per tree. This photo shows petaloids in three of the flowers. When these trees approach peak bloom, they often have a pink appearance, particularly compared with the whiteness of ‘Somei-yoshino’. But as the flowers age, they will become white, while ‘Somei-yoshino’ flowers become pink when they age.
