A group of 40 people met at the Burrard skytrain station today at 2pm for our first Cherry Tree Talk and Walk of the season!
The Akebono cherry trees were in full bloom at the Burrard skytrain station.
Our second stop was the Governor’s Plaza (behind Urban Tea Merchant) where more Akebono trees greeted us.
The group stopped to admire an art exhibit (featuring dancing umbrellas) in a window.
But cherry trees were the star of the show, especially along the seawall.
Wendy Cutler, the leader of the walk, brought us to see many beautiful Akebono cherry trees blooming in courtyards of downtown condos.
Nothing more beautiful than cherry trees next to the water. We stopped there to rest a few minutes.
We saw lots of beautiful cherry trees, including some Umineko, Accolades and Shirotae (white blossoms with green leaves) which are starting to bloom. We walked to Stanley park and the walk finished at the heronry at 4pm. It was a lovely walk.
One of the questions that came back often was: Do cherry trees give cherries? The answer is: no. Our Vancouver trees are ornamental cherry trees.
Check out our schedule to join our next Tree Talk and Walk.