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Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’ May 8, 2022 May 5, 2022. ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kiku-zakura’ are probably all that will appear here for the rest of the season, as they hold onto their flowers, changing each day, with developments that… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ and ‘Kanzan’ May 5, 2022 May 4, 2022. We are definitely winding down. 'Kanzan' are fading to white, though there are still good "snow" photos to be had. 'Shiro-fugen' flowers, which will be hanging around a… Read more
Yesterday’s news – still fresh flowers on Burnaby Mountain trees May 4, 2022 May 2, 2022. Here is your chance to go back in time. Trees bloom much later on Burnaby Mountain. You can still see the very rare 'Ichihara-tora-no-o', and 'Shiro-fugen' have their… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Kanzan’ May 2, 2022 May 1, 2022. 'Kanzan' are still looking good, maybe even better now with their leaves having turned green. The colour is not so vibrant on the trees, but opportunities for blossom… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Ama-no-gawa’ are still competing for attention May 1, 2022 April 30, 2022. How are there still 'Ama-no-gawa' being posted? Cool weather means longer blooming times. 'Ama-no-gawa' have been open for weeks, but they are still being posted, here in Hastings-Sunrise… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’, still with white flowers, bronze leaves April 30, 2022 April 29, 2022. Your last chance to see bronze leaves with white flowers on 'Shiro-fugen' is fast approaching, but this cultivar can keep us entertained for the next few weeks as… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Gyoiko’ April 29, 2022 April 28, 2022. Here is a 'Gyoiko' in Stanley Park. It blooms a little later than 'Ukon' and it usually gives a less yellow impression, more green and white, soon to… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Pink Perfection’ April 28, 2022 April 27, 2022. Here is a 'Pink Perfection' in Burnaby. It is a hybrid of 'Shogetsu' (also shown), from which it takes its delicate structure and frilly petal margins, and 'Kanzan',… Read more
Yesterday’s news – two-for-one, not such a great deal April 27, 2022 April 26, 2022. Surely you've seen 'Kanzan' flowers by now. Have you seen them with white flowers in the mix? These "Vancouver Specials" can occur anywhere grafted cherries are planted, when… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shogetsu’ April 26, 2022 April 25, 2022. It's overwhelmingly about 'Kanzan' in the parade of Festival Favourites in Bloom below, but we're smitten by 'Shogetsu', by how those large white flowers with their frilly petal… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Kiku-zakura’ April 25, 2022 April 24, 2022. Our cherries have no idea that we've passed the festival's end date. These 'Kiku-zakura' are just starting to shine. The name appropriately means "chrysanthemum cherry". We are more… Read more
Yesterday’s news – timing can be everything with these double whites April 24, 2022 April 23, 2022. If you want to distinguish cherries with double white flowers, timing can be everything. Right now, 'Shogetsu' blossoms are emerging with green leaves, while 'Shiro-fugen' leaves can be… Read more