Yesterday’s news – ‘Sendai-shidare’ – single white blossoms April 9, 2025 April 7, 2025 We are back now to single white blossoms that all seem to look the same. But we can still distinguish the cultivars by the parts that look… Read more
Yesterday’s news – 2025 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition April 8, 2025 The peak bloom date for Vancouver’s location in the 2025 International Cherry Blossom Prediction Competition was April 3, eleven days later than peak bloom last year. International Cherry Blossom Prediction… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Afterglow’, single pink blossoms April 7, 2025 April 6, 2025 'Afterglow' are rare in the area, planted along just a few whole blocks in Vancouver and Burnaby. They are always planted with 'Akebono' (featured yesterday) and are… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Akebono’ – single white blossoms April 6, 2025 April 5, 2025 'Akebono' are the most commonly seen cherry blossoms of the early mid-season. They have single (5-petaled) white flowers, very similar to 'Somei-yoshino' just featured here, but they… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Somei-yoshino’ single white flowers April 5, 2025 March 31, 2025 ' 'Somei-yoshino' usher us into mid-season blossoms. These can look similar to the fluffy 'Akebono' blossoms that are so widely-planted around here, but the flowers usually turn… Read more
‘Accolade’ – pink semi-double blossoms March 31, 2025 March 26, 2025 'Accolade' are up next. These beautiful semi-double flowers look their best when the pale pink flowers are still emerging surrounded by deep pink buds. These are opening… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Let’s talk Plums! March 26, 2025 March 22, 2025 - Let's talk Plums! If you live in or near Vancouver, BC, ornamental plums, Prunus cerasifera, densely lining one or both sides of one or more blocks,… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ and ‘Okame’ March 22, 2025 March 21, 2025. Two dark pink flowered cultivars are in bloom now: 'Whitcomb', which have been featured here already, and the more rare 'Okame', with even smaller flowers, each of… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Whitcomb’ cherries March 17, 2025 March 13, 2025. Blooming is progressing slowly this year, with quite a variety of blooming dates for the early 'Whitcomb' cherries. The ones that opened the last week in February… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Snow on ‘Whitcomb’ cherry blossoms February 24, 2025 February 3, 2025. It was looking as if the early-blooming ‘Whitcomb’ cherries would be in their splendour next week, only one week earlier than usual, but then winter arrived. Snow on… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Winter cherries – Autumnalis Rosea February 3, 2025 December 15, 2024. These are winter cherries, 'Autumnalis Rosea', either the same or a very close relative to what the Japanese call 'Jugatsu-zakura', "cherry of the 10th month". It is still… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’ December 15, 2024 May 6, 2024. One more last hurrah - 'Shiro-fugen' flowers are looking even less fresh, giving the trees a dull pink look, but the flowers are still there, particularly in the… Read more
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