Yesterday’s news – ‘Kanzan’ and ‘Shiro-fugen’ May 9, 2026 April 28, 2026 We're about to close down the 2026 blooming season with our most popular trees trying to mimic each other. The ubiquitous 'Kanzan' trees delighted us when they… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Ito-kukuri’ – bundled pinky-white blossoms April 28, 2026 April 26, 2026 While we are waiting for 'Shiro-fugen' to completely change colours, here is 'Ito-kukuri', a rare find in our area. But we hope to see more of this… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ – fluffy double white flowers, bronze leaves April 26, 2026 April 21, 2026 Another popular late-blooming cherry is 'Shiro-fugen'. This wants to be a grand wide-spreading tree that opens with white flowers set against bronze leaves. We'll be back later… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Double pink ‘Kanzan’ – the world’s favourite ornamental cherry April 21, 2026 April 19, 2026 If you do not like pink and you live in the Vancouver area, you had best stay inside for the next two weeks. If you do like… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Yae-beni-shidare’ – small double pink flowers on weeping tree April 19, 2026 April 11, 2026 We featured single pink flowers on pendulous trees a few weeks ago - 'Beni-shidare'. Here is the double-flowered version, 'Yae-beni-shidare'. They do bloom a little later than… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shirotae’, double white blossoms April 11, 2026 April 7, 2026 Mid-season blooms are opening quickly now. Double-flowered 'Shirotae' are are still wowing us. These are often beautiful wide-spreading trees, and they can grow quite large. Their leaves… Read more
Yesterday’s news – 2026 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition April 11, 2026 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition The VCBF once again has offered up our 'Akebono' trees at Maple Grove Park, for the fifth year of the International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition.… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Double white blossoms April 7, 2026 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.… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Somei-yoshino’ and ‘Akebono’ April 3, 2026 March 21, 2026 Single white flowers: 'Somei-yoshino', and 'Akebono', a similar-looking offspring opening with more of a pinkish cast to the over-all appearance. Here are a photo of each, taken… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Accolade’ March 21, 2026 March 18, 2026 Double-flowered 'Accolade' have not been showing well this year, but the flowers are still beautiful. Here is Taka Naidu's photo. 20260314 Accolade_E30&Sophia_Taka5-crop wlc Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Beni-shidare’, weeping tree pink flowers March 18, 2026 March 13, 2026 More early single pink flowers, these on trees with a weeping habit. They are known in Japan as ito-zakura, or thread cherries. The flowers on this species… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Okame’ cherries, small dark pink flowers March 13, 2026 March 1, 2026 So far, the stars of this year's show have been 'Okame' cherries, which bloom around the same time as 'Whitcomb' and the petals are the same colour,… Read more
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