Source: Wendy Cutler, Shirofugen or Shogetsu? (UBC Forum)
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Shogetsu Phylloid
Tag: Shogetsu cherry blossoms
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Shogetsu – end of season
Compare with the pictures of the freshly opened Shogetsu cherry blossoms from April 27, 2013
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End of Season
We’re nearing the end of cherry blossom viewing in Vancouver. Let’s take a look at what’s still blooming in your neighborhood.
Let’s enjoy these late-blooming cherry blossoms.
To find out where Amanogawa, Shogetsu and Shirofugen are blooming in your neighborhood, check-out the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival cherry viewing map.
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Shogetsu versus Shirofugen
How can you tell the different between Shogetsu and Shirofugen cherry trees?
They both have white double-flowers and they bloom at the same time in Vancouver (just about now), so how can you identify them?
I decided to put my cherry scout training in practice and try to identify a white cherry tree blooming on my street. I quickly determined that it was Shogetsu (as opposed to a Shirofugen). Here’s why:
Emerging leaves: When you want to identify cherry trees, it’s important to keep field notes.
For example, I noticed a couple of weeks ago that the leaves of the tree were emerging (green) before the blossoms, which means the tree cherry was probably a Shogetsu (the leaves of Shirofugen are copper color when they emerge before turning to green then back to copper).
The edge of the Shogetsu petals are fringed (instead of having a smooth round edge).
Wendy Cutler provided great pictures showing the difference between Shogetsu and Shirofugen cherry blossoms on the UBC forum (#6).
Petal count: I’ve counted about 25 petals on the blossoms. Shogetsu have 20-25 petals, but Shirofugen can have up to 40.