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  • Granville Island   
  • Kitsilano
  • UBC
  • Stanley Park
  • Dunbar
  • Queen Elizabeth Park
  • Downtown


    • February 25, 2001
    On our first Sakura tour of the year on the last weekend of February, almost no sakura trees were blooming yet, as expected. Only one rare type of cherry trees and a few plum trees have already started to open their blossoms.
    Stanley Park UBC Old Library

    March 4, 2001
    Several kinds of plum trees and one rare kind of cherry tree have started to bloom, and a few are already approaching full bloom. Most cherry trees, however, need at least one to two more weeks before they open their blossoms.
    UBC Asian Centre 6th Avenue and Arbutus Queen Elizabeth Park

    March 10/11, 2001
    One kind of pink cherry tree and several plum trees have fully started flowering, and some are already approaching full bloom. Most kinds of white cherry trees, on the other hand, are still closed, but we are expecting many of them to open up by next weekend.
    Next to Stanley Park golf course Cypress Street in Kitsilano (plum trees)

    March 18/20, 2001
    The weather was bad for cherry and plum blossom viewing over the weekend, but improved again this week. The white cherry blossoms took some more time than expected, and are just now starting to open their blossoms. Many plum trees, on the other hand, are in full bloom now.
    Shidare-zakura in the West End

    March 24, 2001
    Most white Yoshino cherry trees are still not blooming or just have started to open their first blossoms, while the large numbers of plum trees are in full bloom. Unfortunatelly, the weather was again not optimal for taking pictures over the weekend.
    In front of the UBC Mathematics building 26th Avenue and Cambie Street (plum trees)

    April 1, 2001
    The white cherry trees (mostly Yoshino cherry trees, we believe) have finally started to flower. Depending on the location, some are already in full bloom, while others are just about to open their blossoms. The next weekend will probably be the peak of the 2001 hanami season.
    Queen Elizabeth Park Near the entrance of Nitobe Garden at UBC

    April 8, 2001
    This weekend was the peak of the cherry blossom season. In most places, the most prominent Yoshino Sakura trees stood in full bloom. In several places, the peak has already passed, while in others, the next weekend will still feature the trees in full bloom. Furthermore, the Kanzan Sakura trees are soon going to open their dark pink, full blossoms.
    Granville Island Stanley Park Rose Garden Lost Lagoon

    April 15, 2001
    Except in a few places such as Stanley Park Rose Garden, the Yoshino Sakura blooming season is over. However, some late flowering species such as the white Ukon and Shirofugen are yet to open their blossoms. And, finally, the probably most numerous cherry tree species of Vancouver, the pink Kanzan Sakura with approximately 50 petals per blossom, have just started to flower. The peak of the Kanzan Sakura season is probably about two weeks away.
    Lost Lagoon Cherry tree in front of Canada Place Shidare-yae-zakura in the Dunbar area

    April 21, 2001
    The Yoshino cherry blooming season is now definitely over, while the Kanzan cherry blooming season has fully started.
    Flowering kanzan in Kitsilano Kanzan blossoms Flowering Ukon cherry trees

    April 28, 2001
    In several Kanzan streets, the petal blizzards have already started. Beside the numerous Kanzan trees, a few relatively rare white yae-zakura (Ukon, Shogetsu and Shirofugen) are currently also in bloom.
    Kanzan trees in front of downtown buildings Flowering Shogetsu blossom Flowering Shirofugen blossom

    May 6 and 12, 2001
    The Kanzan flowering season is now also completely over. The only remaining cherry trees which are still in bloom are Shirofugen and Shogetsu Sakura. However, they too have passed their flowering peak, so that our sakura tour on May 12 was most likely the last one of this year. Thank you for having visited the Vancouver Sakura Diary 2001!
    Yoshino tree in Queen Elizabeth Park Still flowering Shirofugen in the Dunbar area Still flowering Shogetsu Sakura at False Creek

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