I posted a few photos of the tree on Instagram and one observant person did wonder how the tree could be an Umineko. Would it be possible to copy and paste your informative reply with credit to the discussion? Here is the link to the post and discussion. Connie S’s Instagram photo: “The beautiful Umineko cherry tree! The name means "Seagull" #Umineko #almaknight #almastree #sunsetsouthvancouver #southvancouver…”
Sure. I'm looking forward to seeing your additional photos, hope the branches aren't too high off the ground.
Took those two with my phone camera and here are a few more with a Pentax camera. I tried to compare the leaves but the Prunus avium leaves are still very small. The light was not good for photographs today. Maybe a bit of sun would help.
Thanks, Noemiedemay. You can easily see the circles instead of stars on the back of the flowers. I can contrast the leaves well enough between the flowers on the tray, taken with your phone camera, where the leaf margins are what I would call unevenly scalloped - the edges are rounded off. In the posting just above this, the zigzag edges come to sharp points, like a more effective knife edge. On the 'Umineko', the pointed serrations are sort of in pairs. All of the ornamental cherries have serrations rather than rounded scalloped edges, often a little more deeply serrated (very little) and sometimes with little hairs at the serration tips. I don't know whether this nice tree could have started out as 'Umineko', but you can find a lot of 'Kanzan' trees around that are on their way to being Prunus avium. Where you see one of those two-tone trees, the leaf comparison should be very clear.
Well, Wendy, does the West End have anything to match the Whitcombs now flaunting themselves in Sunset? The Festival Favourite trees are starting their bloom along E. 59th Avenue between Prince Edward and Main Streets, at February 5, 2021.
I have to say that we're at least as far along, probably a little farther. There is actually one tree (only half a tree remaining now) that is almost full bloom on one quarter of the tree, with hardly anything open yet on the rest. But my 'Whitcomb' rule is "it's not in bloom until it's visible from two blocks away". My usual West End target date is February 16, and I can't tell if they'll be earlier than that or not, particularly since I've read that the weather is supposed to turn cold. My particular delight is snow on 'Whitcomb' blossoms, if the opportunity arises!
The Afterglow trees along both sides Prince Edward (south of E. 61st) are co-existing nicely with the Akebono presence in their midst. Just past peak bloom at April 6, 2021. You can actually see the fading of the Afterglow blossoms within its inflorescence and compare them to the even paler Akebono, though not quite as white as the dome of the Sikh temple.
The Akebono trees on both sides of Prince Edward, running north of E61st and free of the Afterglow trees to the south, are in peak form at April 6, 2021. They look low-grafted, with very nice trunks.
How can they give Oshima to the dogs? A canine park and fencing has been created where Oshima used to breeze freely and fragrantly on the east side of Prince Edward, south of E. 51st. No wonder it's getting red eyes at April 6, 2021. Oshima fragrance is doomed; sniff while you can.
Ichihara-tora-no-o is throwing the Tiger's Tail high on the north side of E. 57, east of Fraser; already almost at peak bloom on April 17, 2021. This year it has grown its own shoot at the base of its trunk.
The two Ichiyo trees on the east side of Fraser, south of E. 54th, are doing very well this year. At full bloom on April 17, 2021.
Alas, 'Accolade,' we hardly knew you! It's already dropping blossoms. The lone 'Accolade' amongst the 'Whitcomb' of E. 59th (north side, west of Prince Edward) we only seem to get it when it is fading. Fading on March 5, 2022.
The Festival Favourite 'Whitcomb' trees on both sides of E. 59th (Main street east to Prince Edward) are in bloom at March 5, 2022.
One of the two 'Somei-yoshino' trees in MacDonald Park, west side of Prince Edward/E. 45th, is blooming ahead of its companion at March 25, 2022.
Mar 31, 2022 Location: Prince Edward and 62nd Ave. I just love these pink cherry blossoms. It stays a bit darker than the Somei-Yoshino and Akebono. I feel this year all the Cherry Blossoms are blooming earlier than last year.
Aren't those 'Aterglow' smashing?! They are definitely going on the festival's Blooming Now page - thanks for naming the photos. And I noticed that the map lost its photo, so I replaced all the info on the marker to point to your posting.
It's time to visit the 'Ichihara-tora-no-o' on 57th at Fraser, NE corner. I saw it last night and was sure the flowers were half the size they usually are, but @Willard sent me her photo we took today showing the size, which is pretty much the 3.5cm our book says they are. The east side of the tree is still covered in buds, so you have a little time yet to visit.
