Yesterday’s news – Double white blossoms

April 4, 2026 Mid-season blooms are opening quickly now. ‘Akebono’ are still looking good in most of the area, but two cultivars with double flowers are bringing joy this weekend. ‘Shirotae’ are often beautiful wide-spreading trees, and they can grow quite large. Their leaves start to open with the flowers, giving the trees an over-all warmer colour. ‘Takasago’ are small goblet-shaped trees, often sickly-looking and not particularly attractive, but the pinky-white flowers, when they first open set against the dark pink buds, are extremely beautiful. Thanks to Cherry Scouts Anne Eng and Tao Yan for the photos.