Akebono

Locations of Akebono's will be summarized here. (Prunus x yedoensis 'Akebono').

[edited by wcutler 20090726:] There are so many Akebonos, and so many were already posted in this thread in separate postings, that I've combined ones in the same neighbourhood into one posting, so when I finish, all the Akebonos in a neighbourhood posted up to 2009 will be in the same posting, one posting per neighbourhood (unless there were no Akebono postings in that neighbourhood). The other cultivar location threads are not organized this way.

 

Downtown: Burrard Skytrain Station - this has been a Festival Favourite every year and has always been the site of the Cherry Jam, the festival's opening party; also in this neighbourhood:

* near False Creek, south of Pacific between Hornby and Howe. please see pictures from Downtown neighbourhood.

* the trees at Alberni and Burrard are officially in the West End, as they're south of Georgia, even though that area seems that it would be called Downtown. They've been posted in both blogs. Here are photos in the Downtown thread.

* Hastings near Broughton, see photos

* Bayshore Drive, between the road and the seawall, and also at the east end of Bayshore Drive, see photos

* Georgia at Denman, ne corner, a private planting that is in the "public realm", this should be in the Downtown neighbourhood, but photos were posted in the West End blog. These are planter trees, but it's a beautiful planting.

* row of young trees at Coal Harbour, east of Cardero, is in the Downtown neighbourhood, but photos are in the West End blog

Edited June 19, 2011: more Downtown 'Akebono' locations:
Hornby St, north end and the plaza leading up to Canada Place, see photos. Also in same posting, Bayshore Drive and Coal Harbour Seawall.
West of the Bayshore, in Devonian Harbour Park, see photo, and also see these photos.
Main and National, one block north of Terminal, see photos, and also in the following posting. And in the linked-to posting, three trees on Main south of Terminal, west side.
Row of trees west of the Aquabus ramp at Yaletown, see photo.
Row of trees on the Seaside Bicycle Route between Hornby and Howe near the Hornby Aquabus stop. Photos
Guiness Building at 1055 Hastings, photo.
Andy Livingstone Park, at Keefer and Carroll, photos.

Not posted in Downtown: 100 'Akebono' planted in j2010 in David Lam Park.

 

*at Georgia and Bute, see pictures in West End / Stanley Park.

* Alberni and Burrard at Grosvenor Plaza, see photos in the West End. Actually, most photos of these trees are in the Downtown thread, as the location just seems to be downtown and is only a block away from the Burrard Station trees which being north of Georgia are properly downtown.

* on Pendrell between Thurlow and Bute, perpendicular to the street, a row of young trees, see photos in the West End. There are two more around the back of the house, see photos. In that posting are also photos of three young trees in the park at Comox and Bute.

* Lower Rose Garden in Stanley Park, see photos in the West End. The ID of these is a bit in question, as Douglas Justice swears he's never seen witch's broom on Akebonos, and these trees have plenty of staminodes (the telling characteristic that distinguishes Akebonos from Somei-yoshinos) and a lot of witch's broom. This is a very photogenic location and has been a Festival Favourite twice. There are some young trees near the Georgia Causeway bridge, see photos.

[Edited June 19, 2011 by wcutler]: More West End/Stanley Park locations for 'Akebono'
Japanese Memorial in Stanley Park, near the zoo, with the Ojochin, near the row of 'Shirotae'. See photos.
On Pendrell from the Parks Board Office to Denman, interspersed with 'Mikuruma-gaeshi', see photos.
Stanley Park near the Nelson St entrance and Comox St tennis courts, photos.
Georgia and Chilco, photos.
Georgia, south side, west of Bute, see photo.
Four trees at the triangle formed by Beach, Pacific and Jervis, photos.

 

These are Fairview neighborhood locations posted so far:

* 10th and Fir, on private property, see photos

* 11th and Fir, four old trees on private property, see photos

* 16th, Willow to Oak, see photos;
also 15th and Willow, bordering a condominium, see photos.

* Sutcliffe Park at Granville Island were a 2008 Festival Favourite, see photos

* south False Creek in Creekside Park near Fisherman's Wharf, see photos

[Edited by wcutler June 19, 2011] Adding another Fairview location.
Twin Rainbows Housing Co-op at Shorepine Walk, two trees in picturesque setting, see photos.

 

These are the locations posted so far in Kensington-Cedar Cottage:

* 19th, Hull to Nanaimo, see pictures in Kensington/Cedar Cottage neighborhood.

* 19th, Victoria to Garden Dr, see pictures in Kensington/Cedar Cottage neighborhood.

* 20th east of Knight, see pictures in Kensington/Cedar Cottage neighborhood.

* on 22nd Ave. Windsor to Inverness, please see pictures in Kensington/Cedar Cottage neighborhood.

* on both sides of E 30th Ave., between St. Catherines and Windsor, please see pictures in Kensington/Cedar
Cottage neighborhood.

[Edited June 20, 2011 by wcutler]: added locations for Kensinton/Cedar Cottage:
26 Avenue, between St. Catherines and Prince Albert, two young 'Akebono' among four Yama-zakura, see photos (Yama-zakura are in the previous posting there)

12th, north side between Clark and Woodland, one very showy tree, see photos

 

* on Manitoba from 39th to 42nd Ave, please see pictures in Riley Park neighborhood; also

* Queen Elizabeth Park, 33rd Ave Parking lot and SW Parking area, see photos, and across from the duck pond, see photos

 

* E45th Ave between Nanaimo and Berkeley St - pictures are here.
* Nanaimo St. between E47 & E48 Ave - please see picture here.
* Waverley St. between Elliott and Clarendon St. - 5 trees
* E54th Ave between Vivian and Wales St.
please see pictures in Victoria-Fraserview neighborhood.

 

Here are the Marpole locations posted so far:

* Off 59th near Columbia, Rockpoole Dr at the Springs at Langara, long row of 'Akebono' on the right as you drive into the complex, see photos.

* West 60th Avenue between Manitoba & Ontario Street - please see pictures in Marpole neighborhood also
one block over on 61st between Manitoba & Ontario, see photos

* Yukon Street between West 62nd & West 59th Avenue- please see pictures in Marpole neighborhood. young
candidates

* West 63rd, Ash to Cambie, see pictures in Marpole

* West 64th Avenue between Ash & Heather Street - please see pictures in Marpole neighborhood. (could be next
year's favorite.)

* 64th Avenue between Cartier and French Streets - see pictures from Marpole, might be candidate for next year;
more pictures from same location.

* 68th west of Ash, half block of trees. Photos.

* on 70th at Granville - please see pictures in Marpole neighborhood.

* Osler, 64th to Park Drive, see pictures in Marpole

 

These are the locations posted so far for Hastings-Sunrise, not many, but both stunning locations

* at 6th Ave, Penticton to Slocan - please see pictures in Hastings-Sunrise neighborhood.
updated pictures

* On Graveley St, between Lillooet & Windermere - please see pictures in Hastings-Sunrise neighborhood- very nice candidate; this has been a Festival Favourite twice, with lots of complaints about its not being on the list the year it was not included.

 

Coquitlam: 300 block Mundy Street between Paradise and Leclair; also
Dansey & Ashley, one tree, see photos

 

Kitsilano: Vanier Park; also
Kits Beach, on Cornwall near Yew, see photos
Point Grey Road, east of Blenheim, see photos

[Edited by wcutler June 19, 2011 to add Kitsilano locations]:
Boathouse parking lot, entry on Arbutus at Cornwall, three trees, see photos.
Balaclava, between 5th and 6th, east side 'Akebono', west side 'Afterglow', see photos.

 

Kerrisdale: in Maple Grove Park, Marine Dr and Yew

Edited by wcutler June 19, 2011: Adding some locations:
Carnarvon south of 45th, on old tree, see photo.
Kerrisdale Community Centre on 42nd, see photos.

 

Renfrew-Collingwood: on Austrey Ave. between McHardy and St Mary School; also
Wellington at Reid, see photos
Vanness at Melbourne Park, young trees, see photos
[Added March 11, 2011 by wcutler]Also, Clarendon north of Kingsway, trees mostly just on the east side of Clarendon, see photos

 

Burnaby: on Patterson Ave north of Grange, see photo; also in same post: Chesham Ave between Burke and Bond St, 11 trees, see photos; also
Central Park, east side, see photo

[Edited by wcutler June 20, 2011]: added more Burnaby locations.

Nelson, south of Imperial, at least four blocks both sides but not large enough to form a canope, see photos
Grant Pl, Westlawn Dr, Southoaks Cr at Sperling, Georgia from Gilmore to Willingdon, see photos. Also mentioned in that posting but no photos posted are Royal Oak (from Imperial to Oakland St.), Henning Drive (from Boundary to Willingdon, especially 3800 block ICBC driving test office), Wayburne at Canada Way, and Charles (from Holdom to Stratford)

 

Dunbar-Southlands: 37th, Highbury to Wallace; other Akebonos in the is neighbourhood:

38th, Dunbar to Blenheim, see photos

39th, Dunbar to Blenheim, see photos

Wallace, 39th to 41st, see photos

42nd, Collingwood to Blenheim, south side, see photos

Carnarvon south of 45th, see photos [edited by wcutler: this location really belongs in Kerrisdale, but I posted the photos with several others in the Dunbar-Southlands thread.]

[Edited by wcutler June 19, 2011]: Add some Dunbar-Southlands locations:
Highbury north from 19th, a row of young trees, and 19th east from Highbury, two old trees, see photos.
Across from Pt Grey Golf Club entrance gate on Marine Drive at Glendalough, see photos.


Kullahun Drive to Shaughnessy Golf Course, see photos, and see Douglas's story about them in his April 11 Blog

 

Oakridge: Cambie south of 41st, west side of the street outside the shopping centre

Tisdall Park at 39th, on the north side of the park, see photos (the young trees in the background in the photo)

The trees on Manitoba from 39th to 43rd were mentioned in the Riley Park blog, which is the neighbourhood for the ones north of 41st, see photos in Riley Park

[Edited June 20, 2011 by wcutler]: added an Oakridge location

57th at Hudson, north side, one tree and four trees, both sides of Hudson on the corners, see photos.

 

Sunset: 54th, St George to Prince Edward, nice old trees both sides; also

Prince Albert, 59th to 62nd, young trees, see photos. The block from 61st to 62nd has five Akebonos and seven Afterglow, somewhat similar looking and age to Akebonos, with darker blossoms. Also at 57th, see photos.

 

West Point Grey: Tolmie, 4th to 5th; also

16th and Blanca, three late blooming (for Akebonos) young trees, see photos

 

UBC: some young trees outside the Asian Centre; also

Outside the David Lam Learning Centre, see photos, and in the same posting, Stores Road and Main Mall (needs to be confirmed)

2000 block Lower Mall, there are two young Akebono trees planted apparently in error to replace Somei-yoshino trees that were removed (no photos available)

 

Richmond: 30 young Akebono on No. 1 Road between Westminster and River Road at Dyke Park; also in Richmond:

Minoru Park parking lot, see photos and more photos (from 2011, three park locations)

[Edited by wcutler June 20, 2011]: added more locations for Richmond:

36 Akebonos along Williams Road in the section from Garden City Road to No. 4 Road, see photo.
More than 100 Akebonos in Garry Point Park, see photos
School Board, Blundell Road between No 2 Rd and Gilbert, three old and seven young 'Akebono', see photos
27 trees in parking area of shopping mall on Bridgeport and No 4 Rd, see photos.

 

Arbutus Ridge: 40th, a cul-de-sac west of Yew; also mentioned:

39th for a block east of Balsam on the south side in a private/public planting around an apartment block (no photos posted)

 

Grandview Woodland: alley off Garden Drive between Triumph and Pandora; also
Woodland, 7th to 8th, see photos.

Mount Pleasant:
Three Akebono trees next to the McDonald's on west side of Main Street, south of Terminal Avenue, see photos

[Edited by wcutler June 19, 2011]: More Mount Pleasant locations:
8th and Keith, east of VCC, wrapping the corner, see photos.
7th and Guelph, at Mount Pleasant Elementary, two 'Akebono' with an older 'Somei-yoshino', see photos.
15th and Manitoba, also 16th and Ontario, see photos. These are just single or two trees, posted as part of a walk with a good mix of cultivars.

 

Killarney: Killarney Park, Rupert and Kerr; also in Killarney:

Rosemont Dr. near Kerr St, see photos; also in same posting:
Copeland near the Champlain Community Centre
Langford Ave near the Champlain Community Centre
Nairn near the Champlain Community Centre
Rupert St. between 43rd and 41st Ave
E56th Ave between Kerr and Rupert Street

Earles Street between 43rd & 44th Ave, see photos; also in same posting:
Rhodes Street near 43rd, one tree

[Edited June 20, 2011 by wcutler]: added a location
62nd at 63rd, one very nice tree, see photo.

Doman St, 46th to 47th, see photos

Champlain Heights School Annex, Champlain Cr, south of Langford, see photos

 

West Vancouver: young trees along the Horseshoe Bay waterfront; not sure what the older trees are; also

Marine Drive at 14th in West Van, see photos

[Added March 11, 2011 by wcutler]: On 18th above Marine Drive, see photos
Added June 19, 2011 by wcutler: Also on 18th, south of Marine Drive, see photos.

 

North Vancouver: Chesterfield and 4th

[Edited June 20, 2011 by wcutler]: Added more North Vancouver 'Akebono' locations

North and west side of ICBC Building at 151 West Esplanade, several trees, good location, see photos.
And Jack Loucks Court 100 block W 1st Street, on map but not reported on forums yet.
Tempe at 29th, see photos.
4th St, St Georges to St Andrews, several private trees in front of an apartment building, see photos
Chesterfield and 14th, 6 'Akebono', photos.
6th east of Lonsdale, one 'Akebono, photos