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
Yesterday’s news – ‘Kanzan’ April 23, 2022 April 22, 2022. 'Kanzan' time! Fourteen years ago we were told the City of Vancouver had over 11,000 'Kanzan' just on street boulevards, not counting parks and not counting privately planted… Read more
Yesterday’s news – double pink flowers April 22, 2022 April 21, 2022. Double pink flowers, again from two very different cherries, though it took us a long time to figure that out. 'Pink Perfection' are very slight trees that will… Read more
Yesterday’s news – double white flowers April 21, 2022 April 20, 2022. Double white flowers from two very different cherries. Broadly-spreading 'Shirotae' are well past their prime except in the coldest areas. Prunus avium 'Plena' are tall trees much more… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Ukon’, yellow and green? April 20, 2022 April 19, 2022. These two photos were taken at the group of four 'Ukon' trees at the Ring Gear Monument on Pacific Boulevard. One of the trees has flowers coloured more… Read more
Yesterday’s news – chrysanthemum-flowered weeping cherry April 19, 2022 April 18, 2022. Look at all those petals on these 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'. They are named chrysanthemum flowers for good reason - they can have more than 100 petals on flowers that don't… Read more
Yesterday’s news – wearing white for Eastertide April 18, 2022 April 17, 2022. “Loveliest of trees, the cherry now / Is hung with bloom along the bough, / And stands about the woodland ride / Wearing white for Eastertide.” A.E. Housman,… Read more
Yesterday’s news – rare beauties April 17, 2022 April 16, 2022. Here are two late-season double-bloomers, but not the big names. 'Ichiyo' are not common, but they're around, often planted as a pair. We'd thought for years that the… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Takasago’ and ‘Ama-no-gawa’ April 16, 2022 April 15, 2022. Mid-season bloomers like 'Takasago' are hanging on with our cooler April weather. The flowers are all starting to look more like the red-centred ones in the first photo… Read more
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