Cherries in Seattle, WA

It's easy to make root cuttings from some species, among them Malus and Prunus.
Here are two that I made in mid-February 2020.

March 2020 :



Today. I put one of them inside the house during the nights (17-19°C) for a week to make it flower earlier :



And they flower in the 2nd or 3rd year.
March 21 and March 22 :

 

I just realized that you can move the slider back up to 12 hours, so you can see what it looked like earlier in the day. These don't look any farther along than the 'Akebono' trees in Vancouver's West End.

 

The trees on the UW Quad appear to be in full bloom today (March 18). Here is the link again:
(35) UW Cherry Blossom Cam (facing west from Miller Hall) - YouTube.
You can back up to when the sun is out.

 

2025: It looks like peak bloom today on the cam at UW Quad in Seattle.
https://www.youtube.com/live/Fb2nsj-ax9k?si=JcARJToAxWXRGYwN

 

Indeed!

 

These are screen shots from an Instagram account udistrictpartnership, video posted on March 13, 2026.

 

Here is the link to the live webcam from University of Washington Quad in Seattle, 2026.


https://www.youtube.com/live/JfQTgK0k8XE?si=eQz7IEyiyMvqv3Ux

 

https://facilities.uw.edu/blog/posts/2024/03/11/whats-future-uw-cherry-trees

These trees are very special. They are even more impressive when viewed in person. I was privileged to see them at peak bloom on a few occasions. I highly recommend the trip.

Let’s hope the plan for the future is a success.

 

Well, here's a link to the 'Somei-yoshino' trees (same cultivar as at the U of W) in Washington, DC, at the National Mall.
#BloomCam

 

This event may be visible on the UW Quad webcam.

 

Here they are at 8:00 pm tonight, March 21.

 

For more information go to the Instagram Account : uwcherryblossom

OR

scan the following QR code

 

Thanks, @Willard. The painting is by wolfprintsart on Instagram.