April 28, 2025 ‘Shiro-fugen’ trees are one of the last to bloom, and the flowers are one of the longest-lasting. They undergo the most extreme changes during their show. Dusky-pink buds on long stems open to pure white flowers backed by bronze-coloured leaves. Flowers are still white as the leaves become green. Then the flowers develop a fluorescent pink eye that bleeds out to the petals, eventually turning the flowers entirely pink, backed by green leaves. During this process, new white flowers are still opening, so there are both pink and white flowers. These are usually healthy wide-spreading trees, densely packed with blossoms.
