Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ blossomsMarch 24, 2023March 21, 2023. 'Whitcomb' cherries still look good in the West End, but now the rest of the area gets to enjoy them. Josie Tonio McCarthy found this tree on Fader…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ and ‘Okame’ comparisonMarch 21, 2023March 16, 2023. There will soon be two cherry cultivars in bloom with single (5-petalled) pink flowers. 'Whitcomb' have been featured here already - they have been open in the West…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ photoshootMarch 15, 2023March 11, 2023. Well, I don't know who was more excited - Millie and Jinxang (I hope he will let me know if I got his name wrong, since my phone…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb blossoms’March 11, 2023March 5, 2023. The snow is mostly gone. 'Whitcomb' blossoms in the West End still look good. This cultivar does not seem to be open yet anywhere else in the city.…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ in the snowMarch 5, 2023February 28, 2023. No sooner did our 'Whitcomb' cherries open in the West End neighbourhood, than they got blanketed by snow. Sigh! They look nice for now anyway. 'Whitcomb' cherries at…Read more
Yesterday’s news – 2023 begins with ‘Autumnalis Rosea’February 28, 2023February 14, 2023. Most of our winter-blooming cherries are doing nothing right now, except for this group of four on Pacific Street east of Jervis in the West End, which look…Read more
Yesterday’s news – the last flowers of ‘Shiro-fugen’May 24, 2022May 15, 2022. Aren't cold wet springs great?! ‘Shiro-fugen’ just keeps on keeping on. We don't generally make two trees a Festival Favourite location, so this site in Gibsons doesn't qualify…Read more
Yesterday’s news – more on ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’May 15, 2022May 10, 2022. Same blurb, new photos. ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’ continue their interesting flower development. ‘Shiro-fugen flowers keep opening, so there are always white flowers in the mix, now giving the…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’May 8, 2022May 5, 2022. ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’ are probably all that will appear here for the rest of the season, as they hold onto their flowers, changing each day, with developments that…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kanzan’May 5, 2022May 4, 2022. We are definitely winding down. 'Kanzan' are fading to white, though there are still good "snow" photos to be had. 'Shiro-fugen' flowers, which will be hanging around a…Read more