Yesterday’s news – ‘Accolade’ March 21, 2026 March 18, 2026 Double-flowered 'Accolade' have not been showing well this year, but the flowers are still beautiful. Here is Taka Naidu's photo. 20260314 Accolade_E30&Sophia_Taka5-crop wlc Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Beni-shidare’, weeping tree pink flowers March 18, 2026 March 13, 2026 More early single pink flowers, these on trees with a weeping habit. They are known in Japan as ito-zakura, or thread cherries. The flowers on this species… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Okame’ cherries, small dark pink flowers March 13, 2026 March 1, 2026 So far, the stars of this year's show have been 'Okame' cherries, which bloom around the same time as 'Whitcomb' and the petals are the same colour,… Read more
Yesterday’s news – Early ‘Whitcomb’ cherries February 17, 2026 February 8, 2026 'Whitcomb' cherries in the warmer neighbourhoods started looking in bloom on January 24 this year. Now, on February 8, there is still no freezing weather, so the… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Kanzan’ snow January 24, 2026 April 30, 2025 We started the year with snow on pink 'Whitcomb' cherry blossoms; we'll end the cherry blooming with pink 'Kanzan' snow on the sidewalks, evoking Mono no aware, the traditional symbolism… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shiro-fugen’ double white flowers become double pink flowers April 30, 2025 April 28, 2025 'Shiro-fugen' trees are one of the last to bloom, and the flowers are one of the longest-lasting. They undergo the most extreme changes during their show. Dusky-pink… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Pink Perfection’ – double pink with white blossoms April 28, 2025 April 24, 2025 'Pink Perfection' flowers are similar-looking to 'Kanzan', but they have more of a raspberry swirl ice cream colouring when the blossoms emerge. The trees, however, will never… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Kanzan’ – fluffy double pink flowers April 24, 2025 April 21, 2025 'Kanzan' pink cherry blossoms are spreading their cheer everywhere now. Even one or two of these trees are eye-catching, but the wow factor is high with rows… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Ukon’ – double pale yellow blossoms April 21, 2025 April 19, 2025 'Ukon' cherry blossoms get their name from their unusual yellow-ish colour, suggesting that they have been dusted with the yellowish spice turmeric, ukon in Japanese. The emerging… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Ichiyo’ – double pinky-white blossoms April 19, 2025 April 18, 2025 'Ichiyo' cherries are big, beautiful usually healthy trees which, like yesterday's feature 'Takasago', open with pink buds brightening to somewhat larger pinky white double flowers. These will… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Takasago’ – double pinky-white flowers April 18, 2025 April 16, 2025 'Takasago' trees almost always look awkward and diseased in Vancouver, but when they bloom, the flowers are so beautiful and densely packed that all is forgiven. They… Read more
Yesterday’s news – ‘Shirotae’ – double white blossoms April 16, 2025 April 15, 2025 'Shirotae' have been in bloom for a while. When the puffy double white flowers open, the trees appear bright white, but the flowers still look good when… Read more
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