Significant Sightings of the ornamental flowering Cherry Tree in order of their time of bloom
Contributed by Team Sakura Selected by Joseph Lin, Green Club on 070225
In total, 48 cherry locations with 20 cultivars in 23 communities in Vancouver and UBC.
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Early Season: Early March to Late March
# |
Season |
Cultivar |
Location |
1. |
Early |
Accolade |
East 5 Ave.: Nootka to Lillooet Street |
2. |
Early |
Accolade |
Around City Hall at 12 Ave & Cambie St. |
3. |
Early |
Accolade |
West Marguerite St: King Edward to 28 Ave |
4. |
Early |
Accolade |
On Laurel St. from 19 Ave. to 20 Ave. |
5. |
Early |
Higan ‘Autumnalis’ |
Graveley St: Lillooet to Windermere |
6. |
Early |
Higan ‘Pendula’ |
East Adera St.: 51~52 Ave. |
7. |
Early |
Higan ‘Whitcomb’ |
McSpadden Park at 5 Ave & Victoria Dr |
8. |
Early |
Higan ‘Whitcomb’ |
Tisdale Park at Ash St. 45~49 Ave. |
9. |
Early |
Yoshino |
Lower Rose Garden of Stanley Park |
10. |
Early |
Yoshino |
Kitsilano Beach Park at Cornwall & Yew St. |
11. |
Early |
Yoshino |
UBC Lower Mall near Nitobe Garden |
12. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Burrard Skytrain Station |
13. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Stanley Park: around Tennis courts, Pitch-Putt |
14. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
South side of 39 Ave. (Dunbar to Blenheim) |
15. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Queen Elizabeth Park: W. 33 Ave. parking area |
16. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Manitoba St. (39~43 Ave.) |
17. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Melbourne Park at 3530 Vanness Ave |
18. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
Maple Grove Park: Southeast corner |
19. |
Early |
Yoshino ‘Akebono’ |
64 Ave. between Ash and Heather St. |
Mid Season: Late March to Mid April
# |
Season |
Cultivar |
Location |
20. |
Mid |
Amanogawa |
South side of 12 Ave. between Oak & Laurel St. |
21. |
Mid |
Amanogawa & Sargent |
Davie Street: Burrard to Thurlow Street |
22. |
Mid |
Avium ‘Plena’ (Sweet) |
On 51 Ave. from Fraser to Ross St. |
23. |
Mid |
Avium ‘Plena’ (Sweet) |
West side of Highbury St. from 1 Ave~4 Ave. |
24. |
Mid |
Mikurama Gaeshi |
41 Ave. between Granville & Oak St. |
25. |
Mid |
Okame |
Between Asian Centre and parkade at UBC |
26. |
Mid |
Pink Perfection |
Dumfries Street: East 15~18 Ave. |
27. |
Mid |
Pink Perfection |
East 54 Ave.: Killarney to Kerr Street |
28. |
Mid |
Sargent ‘Rancho’ |
North 43 Ave: Stirling St. to Gladstone St. |
29. |
Mid |
Shirotae (Mount Fuji) |
Stanley Park Japanese Monument pathway |
30. |
Mid |
Shirotae (Mount Fuji) |
Graveley St: Victoria to Garden Drive |
31. |
Mid |
Shirotae (Mount Fuji) |
UBC Regent College at Westbrook Mall |
32. |
Mid |
Tai Haku (Great White) |
Seaforth Park W/S Burrard & Cornwall |
33. |
Mid |
Tai Haku (Great White) |
M 16 Ave. from Crown to Dunbar St. |
34. |
Mid |
Ukon |
Medium 16 Ave.: MacDonald to Blenheim St. |
Late Season: Mid April to Late April
# |
Season |
Cultivar |
Location |
35. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
Union Street: Campbell Ave. to Raymur Ave. |
36. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
11th Ave. east of Yukon Street |
37. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
On Willow St. between 37~39 Ave. |
38. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
East 22 Ave.: Nanaimo to Renfrew |
39. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
Argyle Street: 32~33 Ave.; 37~47 Ave. |
40. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
East 51 Ave.: Ontario to Fraser Street |
41. |
Late |
Kwanzan |
Argyle Street: 37~47 Ave. |
42. |
Late |
Paperbark (Tebetan) |
Two at SE King Edward Ave. @ Valley Drive |
43. |
Late |
Shirofugen |
East Pender St: Heatley to Campbell Street |
44. |
Late |
Shirofugen |
West 26 Ave.: Osler to Selkirk Street |
45. |
Late |
Shirofugen |
On Vivian Street by Fraserview Golf Course |
46. |
Late |
Shogetsu (Shimidsu) |
35 Ave. between Carnarvon & Blenheim St. |
47. |
Late |
Shogetsu (Shimidsu) |
Trafalgar St. between 34 Ave.~41 Ave |
48. |
Late |
Sieboldii (Takasago) |
Montcalm St: 70 Ave.~73 Ave., East Hudson St. |
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