Yesterday’s news – yellow and pinkApril 15, 2022April 14, 2022. Here are yellow and pink. 'Ukon' flowers open with a definitely yellow tinge, but they fade to a pale cream as they age, maybe with stripes of green…Read more
Yesterday’s news – small double-pink flowersApril 14, 2022April 13, 2022. Here are two cultivars with small double pink flowers. 'Yae-beni-shidare' (double red weeping) should be an early mid-season bloomer, but it's still holding onto its rose-like flowers. 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'…Read more
Yesterday’s news – cherries with good storiesApril 13, 2022April 12, 2022. Today we're doing late season cherries with good stories - thanks to Cherry Scout Shirley Willard for these links. 'Yokihi' refers to the story of Yang Guifei (Yokihi in Japanese),…Read more
Yesterday’s news – buds ready to burst openApril 12, 2022April 11, 2022. While we're still seeing mid-season blossoms, scouts are posting photos of late-season trees ready to burst open. In many neighbourhoods, 'Ama-no-gawa' and 'Ukon' are open now. They…Read more
Yesterday’s news – large single flowersApril 10, 2022April 9, 2022. Two late-mid-season cultivars today, with relatively large single flowers. 'Mikuruma-gaeshi' are goblet-shaped trees, not large, generally not healthy-looking. The beautiful mostly single flowers can reach 6cm across,…Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Umineko’ and ‘Snow Goose’April 9, 2022April 8, 2022. It's still mid-season. Here is another single-white cherry - 'Umineko', with petals supposedly reminiscent of a seagull's wing, for which it is named. The petals are so…Read more
Yesterday’s news – mid-season bloomsApril 8, 2022April 7, 2022. It's still mid-season. Though late bloomers are starting to open, you can still see the mid-season 'Rancho' and 'Takasago' looking good. You can share your finds on…Read more
Yesterday’s news – mid-season double-blooming cherriesApril 7, 2022April 6, 2022. Today featured double blossoms. Most of the early and mid-season cherry bloomers have single flowers - five petals, while most of the late bloomers have double blossoms,…Read more
Yesterday’s news – fragrant blossomsApril 6, 2022April 5, 2022. Today features fragrant blossoms. 'Shirotae' makes its fragrance particularly obvious in groups of the trees. 'Washi-no-o' are much more rare but are a delight to find. The…Read more
ShosarMarch 26, 2022Anne 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, 2022Vancouver 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
Yesterday’s news – yellow and pink April 15, 2022 April 14, 2022. Here are yellow and pink. 'Ukon' flowers open with a definitely yellow tinge, but they fade to a pale cream as they age, maybe with stripes of green… Read more
Yesterday’s news – small double-pink flowers April 14, 2022 April 13, 2022. Here are two cultivars with small double pink flowers. 'Yae-beni-shidare' (double red weeping) should be an early mid-season bloomer, but it's still holding onto its rose-like flowers. 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'… Read more
Yesterday’s news – cherries with good stories April 13, 2022 April 12, 2022. Today we're doing late season cherries with good stories - thanks to Cherry Scout Shirley Willard for these links. 'Yokihi' refers to the story of Yang Guifei (Yokihi in Japanese),… Read more
Yesterday’s news – buds ready to burst open April 12, 2022 April 11, 2022. While we're still seeing mid-season blossoms, scouts are posting photos of late-season trees ready to burst open. In many neighbourhoods, 'Ama-no-gawa' and 'Ukon' are open now. They… Read more
Yessterday’s news – single white blossoms, great and small April 11, 2022 April 10, 2022. It's a race now to show off the lovely mid-season flowers before the showy end-season is upon us. Schmitt cherries have flowers so small, on trees so… Read more
Yesterday’s news – large single flowers April 10, 2022 April 9, 2022. Two late-mid-season cultivars today, with relatively large single flowers. 'Mikuruma-gaeshi' are goblet-shaped trees, not large, generally not healthy-looking. The beautiful mostly single flowers can reach 6cm across,… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Umineko’ and ‘Snow Goose’ April 9, 2022 April 8, 2022. It's still mid-season. Here is another single-white cherry - 'Umineko', with petals supposedly reminiscent of a seagull's wing, for which it is named. The petals are so… Read more
Yesterday’s news – mid-season blooms April 8, 2022 April 7, 2022. It's still mid-season. Though late bloomers are starting to open, you can still see the mid-season 'Rancho' and 'Takasago' looking good. You can share your finds on… Read more
Yesterday’s news – mid-season double-blooming cherries April 7, 2022 April 6, 2022. Today featured double blossoms. Most of the early and mid-season cherry bloomers have single flowers - five petals, while most of the late bloomers have double blossoms,… Read more
Yesterday’s news – fragrant blossoms April 6, 2022 April 5, 2022. Today features fragrant blossoms. 'Shirotae' makes its fragrance particularly obvious in groups of the trees. 'Washi-no-o' are much more rare but are a delight to find. The… Read more
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
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