Date: April 10, 2008 Location: 700 Block of West 63rd Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Akebono Status: 80% in bloom I found this to be a particularly beautiful young Akebono on a private residential property
Date: April 10, 2008 Location: West 63rd Avenue between Ash & Cambie Street Cherry Tree Type: Akebono Status: near full bloom A nice mix of cherries and plums on this street ... the pinkish trees are plums.
Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Yukon Street between West 62nd & West 59th Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Akebono Status: nearing full bloom A nice long street on fairly young Akebono cheeries. This should be a spectacular street in a few years. Date: April 12, 2008 More photos on Flickr under Marpole
Date: April 10, 2008 Location: West 60th Avenue between Manitoba & Ontario Street Cherry Tree Type: Akebono Status: near full bloom So far I think this is my favorite street in Marpole ... it is truly spectacular, particuarly this afternoon with the dark clouds and mid afternoon sun. Date: April 12, 2008 Closeups for better indentification ... and at full bloom ... petals starting to fall More photos on Flickr under Marpole.
Date: April 10, 2008 Location: West 61st Avenue between Manitoba & Ontario Street Cherry Tree Type: Accolade Status: Past full bloom ... many of the blossoms have already fallen ...
Well, I was looking for Maple Grove Park, which I was told was on Maple, which I thought was east of Arbutus. There's nothing like being lost for finding great things. Everything was exciting around here, but maybe the most was a 100-year-old Prunus avium that's not in bloom yet but I didn't even remember that. It's in a back yard at 66th and Adera, is the only remaining tree from an orchard that used to be around there. The area was developed in the 1920's and 30's. The owner doesn't get fruit from it any more as whatever it does produce is too high up and the birds get it all. Just catty corner, the block from Adera west along 66th has five Tai Haku in full bloom, three Accolades well past bloom (not pictured) and an upright baby ungrafted tree that looks like it will have pink flowers. A block away, on Adera at 65th, is a nice low Shirotae that has not been grafted. It has Shirotae sucker growth from the base. Joseph just saw this one too (I missed him again!) and we both commented how nice it was to photograph because we could get at the flowers straight on.
Date: April 15, 2008 Location: - Osler Street between West 64th & 67th Avenue ... both sides - Hudson Street between West 70th & 71st Avenue ... east side - Hudson Street between West 71st & 72nd Avenue ... both sides - Montcalm Street between West 70th & 71st Avenue ... west side - Montcalm Street between West 71st & 72nd Avenue ... both sides - French Street between West 70th & 72nd Avenue ... both sides - Adera Street between West 66th & 68th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type ... possibly all Kanzan Cherry Status ... budding ... no blossoms yet emerged These 2 photos were taken on Osler the day before ...
Date: April 19, 2008 Cherry Tree Type ... Akebono Location ... Osler Street between West 64th Avenue and Park Drive Status ... Dropping many blossoms Akebonos in the snow early Saturday morning!
Date: April 19, 2008 Location: Haig Street between West 64th and West 67th Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Takasago Status: In full bloom Cherry tree covered with snow!
Date: April 19, 2008 Location: Granville Street between West 67th and 70th Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: Blossoms starting to emerge ... about 25% ... the odd blossom is in full bloom.
Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Granville Street near West 67th Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: Full Bloom There are 4 trees on each side of Granville Street.
Date: April 24, 2008 Location: French Street from West 70th to 72nd Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: Near Full Bloom Cherry Tree Type: Unknown Status: Full Bloom There is one different cherry on this street ... [edited by wcutler 2011jan25: that one is different because it's what's left of the 'Kanzan' (nothing) after the Avium rootstock took over]
Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Montcalm Street from West 70th to 72nd Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: Near Full Bloom
Date: April 24, 2008 Location: Hudson Street from West 70th to 72nd Avenue Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: Near Full Bloom
>There is one different cherry on this street ...< Sweet cherry rootstock which has replaced the Japanese cherry. This is common.
Mikuruma-gaeshi are actually located on West 63 Ave. from Ash to Heather St. and not on East 63 Ave. as indicated on cherry map. There are also one Mikuruma-gaeshi and three Takasago in the block from Ash to Cambie St.
Date: April 28, 2008 Location: Osler Street from West 64th to 70th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom This is a particularly beautiful street once the blossoms are all out as several of the trees form an arch across the street. Will try to get photos on Tuesday afternoon after the rain. Date: April 28, 2008 Location: Cartier Street from West 64th to 70th Avenue ... both sides for part of each block Cherry Tree Type: Pink Perfection or Kanzan Status: In full bloom I noticed another street in full bloom between West 57th and 64th Avenue just west of Granville when I was going by on the bus on Sunday. I will check it out tomorrow.
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: Osler Street from West 64th to 67th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom Here is an example of 2 different blossoms on the same tree! Notice the white blossoms in the lower right corner and the normal pink blossoms in the top left corner of the photo on the right! The tree on the far left in the other photo is the one with the 2 different blossoms. Apparently this happens when the root stock sprouts are not cut off right away ... in some cases they can take over the entire tree.
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: Osler Street from West 67th to 70th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: Cartier Street from West 67th to 70th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: Cartier Street from West 64th to 67th Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: French Street from Park Drive to 62nd Avenue ... both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom
Date: April 29, 2008 Location: West 60th Avenue from Granville to Angus Drive ... both sides ... alternated with Plum trees Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom
Date: May 1. 2008 Locations: West 59th Avenue from Granville to Adera Street ... Kanzans on south side West 59th Avenue from Adera Street to Angus Drive ... Kanzans on both sides of street Marguerite Street from West 59th to 54th Avenue ... Kanzans on both sides Wiltshire Street from 1/2 block north of 59th to 54th Avenue ... Kanzans on both sides Cypress Street from 59th Avenue to 54th Avenue ... Kanzans on both sides Cherry Tree Type: Kanzan Status: In full bloom I observed these trees this afternoon on walk to shop at Choices Market. Sorry there are no photos as I did not have my camera with me. However, I thought people should know about this area with its several streets of Kanzans. I will try to get back to photograph the trees in the next few day, but I cannot promise anything.