Shosar March 26, 2022 Anne Eng, VCBF Cherry Scout, introduces us to Shosar cherry trees on the UBC Neighborhood Blog for Burnaby: The two trees of 'Shosar' are in full bloom on the south… Read more
Blossom Update: A Good Year for Cherries March 26, 2022 Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2022 This looks to be a good year for cherries, and despite (or maybe because of) the cold winter weather, blossoming is predicted to be about… Read more
Akebono at Coal Harbour March 24, 2022 Nice curve of Akebono along the seawall at Coal Harbor this morning. Many people out taking photos by them! Lisa L. on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums Blog for Downtown… Read more
The Indicator Tree March 24, 2022 Many cherry blossom festivals have selected a special tree to serve as an "index tree" (Tokyo) or “indicator tree” (Washington D.C.) When over 70% of its flowers are in bloom,… Read more
Akebono at Burrard Skytrain Station March 22, 2022 Akebono cherry trees at Burrard Skytrain Station are now ready for their closeups reports Wendy Cutler, VCBF Cherry Scout leader, on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums Blog for Downtown. Photo: Wendy… Read more
Whitcomb Cherry Blossoms March 19, 2022 Whitcomb cherry blossoms are already open in Vancouver, but just bloomed in Burnaby at Ayshire/Arvine Crescent. The 17 Whitcomb cherry trees peaked about 5 days ago. Today was a great… Read more
Accolade at City Hall March 16, 2022 ‘Accolade’ are blooming now at City Hall. Willard, UBC Botanical Garden Forums Blog for Mount Pleasant Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Read more
Cherry Trees and Haiku: A Digital Haiku Hedge by Lesley Donaldson April 15, 2020 Point Grey resident Lesley Donaldson is usually displaying haiku on her hedge during cherry blossom season, but this year is different. She writes: "I can’t assemble my Haiku Hedge this… Read more
Virtual Tour of Queen Elizabeth Park’s Most Popular Cherry Trees (Interactive Map) April 9, 2020 This year, due to COVID-19 outbreak, please stay home and let us bring the blossoms to you. Click on this interactive map to see the most popular cherry trees at… Read more
Cherry Blossom Viewing Tip: Enjoy Cherry Trees in your Neighbourhood April 1, 2020 Cherry blossom season has officially started in Vancouver. Akebono are now in full bloom, along with Pandora, Beni-shidare, Afterglow, and much more. We understand it could be tempting to go… Read more
Virtual visit of Akebono cherry trees at Burrard skytrain station (interactive map) March 25, 2020 Our beautiful Akebono cherry trees are blooming at Burrard Skytrain station. Since the Vancouver City issued an order to respect physical distancing due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we thought we'd offer… Read more
Blooming Now: a visual timeline for cherry blossom viewing in Vancouver March 23, 2020 This visual timeline features the estimated blooming period for ten of the most common cultivars of cherry trees in Vancouver: Whitcomb, Beni-Shidare, Accolade, Akebono, Umineko / Snow Goose, Shirotae, Shirofugen,… Read more
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