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- Akebono at Burrard Skytrain Station March 22, 2022 Akebono cherry trees at Burrard Skytrain Station are now ready for their closeups reports Wendy Cutler, VCBF Cherry Scout leader, on the UBC Botanical Garden Forums Blog for Downtown. Photo: Wendy… Read more
- Whitcomb Cherry Blossoms March 19, 2022 Whitcomb cherry blossoms are already open in Vancouver, but just bloomed in Burnaby at Ayshire/Arvine Crescent. The 17 Whitcomb cherry trees peaked about 5 days ago. Today was a great… Read more
- Accolade at City Hall March 16, 2022 ‘Accolade’ are blooming now at City Hall. Willard, UBC Botanical Garden Forums Blog for Mount Pleasant Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Photo: Willard. Read more
- Cherry Trees and Haiku: A Digital Haiku Hedge by Lesley Donaldson April 15, 2020 Point Grey resident Lesley Donaldson is usually displaying haiku on her hedge during cherry blossom season, but this year is different. She writes: "I can’t assemble my Haiku Hedge this… Read more
- Virtual Tour of Queen Elizabeth Park’s Most Popular Cherry Trees (Interactive Map) April 9, 2020 This year, due to COVID-19 outbreak, please stay home and let us bring the blossoms to you. Click on this interactive map to see the most popular cherry trees at… Read more
- Cherry Blossom Viewing Tip: Enjoy Cherry Trees in your Neighbourhood April 1, 2020 Cherry blossom season has officially started in Vancouver. Akebono are now in full bloom, along with Pandora, Beni-shidare, Afterglow, and much more. We understand it could be tempting to go… Read more
- Virtual visit of Akebono cherry trees at Burrard skytrain station (interactive map) March 25, 2020 Our beautiful Akebono cherry trees are blooming at Burrard Skytrain station. Since the Vancouver City issued an order to respect physical distancing due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus), we thought we'd offer… Read more
- Blooming Now: a visual timeline for cherry blossom viewing in Vancouver March 23, 2020 This visual timeline features the estimated blooming period for ten of the most common cultivars of cherry trees in Vancouver: Whitcomb, Beni-Shidare, Accolade, Akebono, Umineko / Snow Goose, Shirotae, Shirofugen,… Read more
- Pandora cherry blossoms March 22, 2020 The six Pandora trees behind Brentwood mall (at Fairlawn and Brentlawn) are 100% in bloom One of the main characteristics of the Pandora is that the tip of the petals… Read more
- Three ways to plan a cherry blossom walk: Do-it-yourself walks, Blooming Now, Neighbourhood Maps March 20, 2020 Our cherry scout leader Wendy Cutler wrote that because of precautions regarding COVID-19, "all Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival 2020 community events that involve people getting together have been cancelled, and… Read more
- Another beautiful day of cherry blossom viewing March 19, 2020 After a first day of teleworking, I reward myself with one hour of cherry blossom viewing. At this time, the instructions from the city of Vancouver regarding the control of… Read more
- Accolade Cherry Blossoms at 5th and Nootka March 18, 2020 The news comes at noon. “You can leave, now. You’re gonna work from home.” “For how long?” “We don’t know.” Like many people, I’m sent home as the Province of… Read more