Yesterday’s news – ‘Afterglow’ April 11, 2023 April 9, 2023. It was several years before our Cherry Scouts found 'Afterglow' trees. They were all listed as 'Akebono', and indeed they are a different cultivar of the same Prunus… Read more
Yesterday’s news – 2023 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition April 9, 2023 The peak bloom date for Vancouver's location in the 2023 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition was April 7. Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Pandora’ April 9, 2023 April 6, 2023. We have not yet featured 'Pandora', an early season bloomer with white flowers. The petals on these are almost twice as long as they are wide, so they… Read more
Yesterday’s news – pendulous (weeping) trees, pink and white April 6, 2023 April 3, 2023. In the previous posting, we have featured single white blossoms that can be seen around town now, or coming soon. You can find the most recent posting at… Read more
Yesterday’s news – single white flowers April 3, 2023 March 31, 2023. In the past two postings, we have featured pink blossoms that can be seen around town now, or coming soon. You can find the most recent posting at… Read more
Yesterday’s news – single pink blossoms March 30, 2023 March 29, 2023. Yesterday we featured quite small single pink 'Okame' flowers, notable for their red calyx tubes and red stamens (You can find this posting in the blog at Yesterday’s… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Okame’ March 29, 2023 March 28, 2023. 'Okame' flowers in Tsawwassen are looking excellent. The trees themselves are not much to write home about, but the colour is exciting and the flowers are little gems.… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Accolade’, compare to ‘Autumnalis Rosea’ March 28, 2023 March 24, 2023. Double (or semi-double) flowered 'Accolade' cherries are starting to look good around town. These flowers have more than five petals. They are more than twice the diameter of… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ blossoms March 24, 2023 March 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’ comparison March 21, 2023 March 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’ photoshoot March 15, 2023 March 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, 2023 March 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
Vancouver Cherry Blossom FestivalVancouver Cherry Blossom Festival
Presented by
