Kitsilano

Discussion in 'VCBF Neighbourhood Blogs' started by wcutler, Mar 23, 2008.

  1. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    A friend told me about this 'Accolade' in bloom on Larch north of Cornwall. It's only the second 'Accolade' that's been posted in Kitsilano.
    Accolade_Larch-NfromCornwall_Cutler_20180319_181956.jpg Accolade_Larch-NfromCornwall_Cutler_20180319_182046.jpg
     
    Joseph Lin likes this.
  2. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Wow - fortuitous red light next to 'Tai-haku', two trees across from the Armory on Burrard, in full bloom, both beautiful trees. Between them is a 'Hosokawa-nioi', not yet out. I didn't catch a glance at the row of 'Shirotae' on the next block down to the right, but they surely are in bloom now.
    Tai-haku_BurrardYork_Cutler_20180412_P1320945.JPG
     
    Last edited: Apr 13, 2018
  3. Junglekeeper

    Junglekeeper Esteemed Contributor 10 Years

    Messages:
    5,987
    Likes Received:
    608
    Location:
    Vancouver BC Canada
    The owner does not know which cultivar it is. More photos taken on April 14, 2018:

    20180414_145055.jpg 20180414_150433.jpg 20180414_145410.jpg 20180414_145035.jpg
     
    Joseph Lin likes this.
  4. CHIH CHING CHEN

    CHIH CHING CHEN New Member

    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    5
    Location:
    837 West Hastings Street
    This Ukon is blooming at front of 1838 McNicoll ave.
     

    Attached Files:

  5. CHIH CHING CHEN

    CHIH CHING CHEN New Member

    Messages:
    7
    Likes Received:
    5
    Location:
    837 West Hastings Street
    This Mikuruma-gaeshi is booming at front of 1836 McNicoll ave.
     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited by a moderator: Apr 16, 2018
    Joseph Lin likes this.
  6. Willard

    Willard Generous Contributor

    Messages:
    1,222
    Likes Received:
    730
    Location:
    Gibsons

    Indeed, full bloom and outstandingly beautiful!

    20180415 SeaforthPk Taihaku Willard P1150716.jpg 20180415 SeaforthPk Taihaku Willard_4026 2.jpg 20180415 SeaforthPk Taihaku Willard_4033.jpg 20180415 SeaforthPk Taihaku Willard_4045.jpg 20180415 SeaforthPk Taikaku Willard P1150717.jpg
     
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2018
    Joseph Lin likes this.
  7. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Right now is a good time to see several trees in bloom at the location in the previous posting. The 'Tai-haku' still look excellent. The 'Hosokawa-nioi' between them is almost as good as it is going to get. There are still some buds, but most of the branches are dead. I can't guess how long the Parks Board is going to let that tree hang in there before removing it. I see in our Ornamental Cherries in Vancouver book that it's the "conspicuous staminodes" here that distinguish this cultivar from 'Washi-no-o'.

    Hosokawa-nioi_Tai-haku_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330609.JPG Hosokawa-nioi_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330610.JPG Hosokawa-nioi_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330615.JPG Hosokawa-nioi_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330619.JPG Hosokawa-nioi_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330617.JPG

    If you arrive from or park on 1st Avenue, you can still see 'Shirotae' along the south side of 1st and 'Kanzan' heated by the buildings on the north side of 1st, a small 'Shirotae' in the park, and one 'Kanzan' in the park with one flower cluster open.
    Shirotae-Kanzan_1stBurrard_Cutler_20180418_P1330603.JPG Shirotae_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330604.JPG Kanzan_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330605.JPG Kanzan_Burrard1st_Cutler_20180418_P1330608.JPG
     
  8. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    I still think the Parks Board blew it by planting 'Tai-haku' in the renovation of this park at Macdonald and Cornwall. The original planting was 'Ukon', which look much more impressive now that the incense cedar has become a bench. It's not like the 'Tai-haku' extend the blooming time, and they don't complement the yellowish 'Ukon' flowers any. Traffic had started moving when I tried to get the 'Tai-haku' photo, with a real camera, not a cellphone.
    Ukon_MacdonaldCornwall_Cutler_20180418_P1330599.JPG Tai-haku_MacdonaldCornwall_Cutler_20180418_P1330600.JPG
     
  9. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Here is a good-sized 'Beni-shidare' for the map, finished blooming now. At 14th and Balsam.
    Beni-shidare_14thBalsam_Cutler_20180418_P1330534.JPG
     
  10. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Here is one low-grafted 'Shiro-fugen' with plenty of room to spread its somewhat awkward limbs.
    Shiro-fugen_KitsPoint_Cutler_20180508_155835.jpg Shiro-fugen_KitsPoint_Cutler_20180508_155858.jpg Shiro-fugen_KitsPoint_Cutler_20180508_155916.jpg Shiro-fugen_KitsPoint_Cutler_20180508_155958.jpg

    I know it's grafted because of this avium stuff growing from the ground near the trunk.
    Shiro-fugen-aviumRootstock_KitsPoint_Cutler_20180508_155931.jpg

    Now the trick will be for me to get the location right on the festival Neighbourhood Maps.
     
  11. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    I was not expecting to see these 'Okame' flowers on Country Lane at 5th just east of Maple, just stopped by to convince myself that they weren't out, but there were tons of flowers. Last year they were posted mid-March, along with 'Whitcomb' and 'Pandora'. The 'Whitcomb' at 6th and Maple has some frost-bitten flowers and some sparse new flowers and a lot of buds. I didn't look at the 'Pandora' a block away, am pretty sure they are not open.
    Okame_CountryLane5th_Cutler_20190226_154903.jpg Okame_CountryLane5th_Cutler_20190226_155121.jpg
     
  12. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    This was point-and-shoot without looking. How can these 'Akebono' at Kits Beach not get posted every year? They are a knock-out, still impressive yesterday.
    20190408_KitsBeach_Akebono_Cutler_161826.jpg
     
  13. yaletowner

    yaletowner Active Member 10 Years

    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    97
    Location:
    Yaletown neighbourhood
    Interesting as I have cycled past that location a couple of times in the past week, once while doing a bike path assessment ride by myself and once on the road going east with a group. Those trees are hidden from the awkward bike path that goes through the parking lot to the north of the road and behind those trees with the often spectacular ocean and mountain views to the north. With a road bike group, there is too much traffic (cars, bikes, pedestrian) to deal with in that area to usually appreciate the scenery. Now road cyclists heading west would get a good view of those trees as that is a slower uphill then.
     
  14. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Yes, from the bike path, they would be competing anyway with English Bay for scenery. From the street, you get to take in both.
     
  15. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Another point and shoot: the 'Tai-haku' trees are maybe a little past peak bloom, and the 'Hosokawa-nioi' between them is also in bloom. @Douglas Justice said that for years he missed noticing that the one in the middle was different. I think all the years I've visited them, the one in the middle bloomed later than the 'Tai-haku', but Douglas must have visited in years like this when they were in bloom at the same time.
    20190412_BurrardCornwall_Tai-haku-Hosokawa-nioi_Cutler_120243.jpg
     
    Joseph Lin likes this.
  16. yaletowner

    yaletowner Active Member 10 Years

    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    97
    Location:
    Yaletown neighbourhood
    A nice line of kanzans in the parklet off the southbound bike path off Burrard bridge onto Cornwall.
     

    Attached Files:

  17. yaletowner

    yaletowner Active Member 10 Years

    Messages:
    294
    Likes Received:
    97
    Location:
    Yaletown neighbourhood
    Nice blossoms on display on Pt Grey Road for the marathoners to enjoy yesterday
     

    Attached Files:

  18. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    The 'Kiku-zakura' on Maple from 12th to 16th are maybe the best show in town right now, though the 8 or so trees are spaced a few per block, and they are not large trees, so there isn't a swath of colour along the street. But the trees have a lot of flowers, and these flowers are each little gems, somewhat smaller than 'Shiro-fugen'.
    Kiku-zakura_Maple13th-15th_Cutler_20190506_153901.jpg Kiku-zakura_Maple13th-15th_Cutler_20190506_154510.jpg Kiku-zakura_Maple13th-15th_Cutler_20190506_154637.jpg

    In the mix are also one nice 'Shogetsu', maybe a bit larger than the 'Kiku-zakura' trees, and on another block, a not-so-nice 'Shogetsu'.
    Shogetsu_Maple13th-15th_Cutler_20190506_154014.jpg Shogetsu_Maple13th-15th_Cutler_20190506_154130.jpg
     
    Tony Sun and Joseph Lin like this.
  19. Willard

    Willard Generous Contributor

    Messages:
    1,222
    Likes Received:
    730
    Location:
    Gibsons
    20200216CountryLane5AveOkameWillardIMG_4917.JPG 20200216CountryLane5AveOkameWillardIMG_4916.JPG 20200216CountryLn5AveOkameWillardIMG_4919.jpg
    ‘Okame’ starting to bloom in Country Lane (5th Ave east of Maple).
     
    Last edited: Feb 19, 2020
    Tony Sun likes this.
  20. Willard

    Willard Generous Contributor

    Messages:
    1,222
    Likes Received:
    730
    Location:
    Gibsons
    The rare ‘Hosokawa-nioi’ that graced Seaforth Peace Park has been slain.
    Sad.



     

    Attached Files:

    Last edited: Feb 19, 2020
  21. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
    Thank you. I'm interested to see that the 'Okame' are blooming ahead of 'Accolade'.
     
  22. Willard

    Willard Generous Contributor

    Messages:
    1,222
    Likes Received:
    730
    Location:
    Gibsons
    ‘Okame’ on 6th Ave, east of Stephens blooming now, too.

    20200221 6thAveEStephens Okame Willard IMG_5059.jpg 20200221 6thAveEStephens Okame Willard IMG_5061.JPG 20200221 6thAveEStephens Okame Willard IMG_5063.jpg
     
    Tony Sun likes this.
  23. Tony Sun

    Tony Sun New Member

    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    12
    Location:
    Vancouver
    Wendy, these photos are so beautiful, nice shots! thanks for sharing. Any idea if these kiku- zakura trees will bloom again this year.
     
  24. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

    Messages:
    10,791
    Likes Received:
    2,225
    Location:
    Vancouver, BC Canada
  25. Tony Sun

    Tony Sun New Member

    Messages:
    16
    Likes Received:
    12
    Location:
    Vancouver

Share This Page