First posting in 2008 Willy and I were excited to find some different cherry trees blooming in Killarney, but we are not sure the names of clutivars, so please correct them for us. Thank you. What a beautiful weather and lucky day! A. Cherry Plum : trees are planted inside a private condo, so I could not capture the whole crown form, and flower part. However, the tree is strongly upright 1. Location: E56th between Kerr and Rupert; five trees. 2. Status: 90% open 3. Date: Mar 24 2:30PM , , B. Autumnalis Rosea: Only one among plums at the same location [edited by wcutler - I think this is the one that Ron meant is Prunus Blireiana]: C. Four of them but still no flowers at the same location , D. Okame: Trees with a rounded crown and flowers in corymbs of 3 1. Location: at #3087 Rosemont Dr. a private residence. 2. Status: Just started blooming [edited by wcutler - is this the right location? These are Prunus pendula, maybe Beni Shidare] , E. Pendula: Looks not the same as Okame, but I'm not sure 1. Location: at #7541 Kerr Street, a private residence. 2. Status: sparse in flowers and higher branch F. No-names- Blooming pink flowers with green leaves 1. Location: E58 Avenue between Kerr St. and Rosemont Dr. 2. Status: 90% blooming and five trees [edited by wcutler - these look more like the Okame] , ,
The white one appears to be a cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) rootstock that has likely replaced a grafted purpleleaf plum. In addition to this being a common use for cherry plum here you can also see that it grew up from below an original top by looking at the existing trunk and branches. The double pink one is also not a Japanese cherry but rather P. x blireiana, a purpleleaf plum cultivar.
Re: Killarney/Champlain Heights Have added Champlain Heights in this thread because cherries posted are in both locations. Thank you. Willy and Mayling 1. Autumnails Rosea: Location: #5788 Rupert Status: sparse in flowers because of fallen. double flowers and corymbs of five Date: Mar 27, 2008 2. Prunus Pendula Location: E52 Avenue at#3070 Status: half blooming Location: at #6889 Kerr Street Status: 1/3 blooming
Killarney - Plums 49th to 54th and Vivian to Doman Not many cherries yet,but lots of plums in full bloom. This photo of 6700 block Raleigh shows mainly the pale pink Prunus cerasifera Atropurpurea, but in the distance you can see a few dark pink P. c. Nigra mixed in.
Shooting date: March 30, 2008 Whitcomb: in the Champlain Heights Community Centre Location: #7760 Stikine Pl Status: Two of them, the color is not as purplish as normal ones. 80% Blooming, and start to fall Accolade: Near Champlain Cr. Location: #7055 Blake St. Status: 70% Blooming, and start to fall Another Accolade at #7255 Blake St., but the crown form looks different, quite an interesting one Pendula: Location: #6709 Tyne St. near to 49Th Ave Status: 60% blooming, nice one
Have found Somei-Yoshinos start to bloom in many locations. Enjoy! Mayling & Willy Time: Apr 2nd, 2008, 10:00AM Location: Rosemont Dr. near to Kerr St. - 7 trees [edited by wcutler 20090724: these seem to be Akebonos - see posting #20] Status: budding, new planted for roadsides! Location: Langford Ave near the Champlain Community Centre - 11 trees Status: Blooming less than 5%, imagine the gardens in the near future! Location: Copeland near the Champlain Community Centre - 12 trees Status: Blooming less than 5% Location: Nairn Ave near the Champlain Community Centre - 5 trees Status: Blooming less than 5% Location: Rupert St. between 43rd and 41st Ave - 5 trees [edited by wcutler 20090724: these seem to be Akebonos - see posting #20] Status: Blooming less than 5% Location: E56th Ave between Kerr and Rupert Street. [edited by wcutler 29900724: this seems to be Akebono - see posting #20.]
Somei-yoshino E. 56th and Kerr. Joseph, It's hard to differentiate before the flowers are open. The trees in Mayling's photo on East 56th near Kerr (and our update below) are ungrafted, which suggests they are Somei-yoshino. Can you suggest other ways to differentiate them from Akebono?
Walking in the neighbourhood, we were surprised to find cherry trees because the color of trees attracted our attention! We were caught in a shower, but we felt excited to know a new cultivar in this area. Mayling & Willy Report date: Apr 6th, 2008, 15:30PM 1. Rancho Cherry - Please correct ID if we were wrong Location: Wessex Street between Kingsway and School Ave Status: 70% blooming of 9 trees 2. Somei-Yoshino and Akebono Location: Doman st. between E46 & E47 Ave Status: less than 20% - three Yoshinos on the east side-walk, two Akebonos on the west side-walk. Somei-Yoshino's witches-broom is obvious. I guessed it's Akebono because the trees are upward. 3. Akebono Location: Killarney Community Centre Status: Less than 10%, three of Akebonos are on the way to the community centre We found an extra petal or staminode, and indirect roots 4. Akebono Location: Killarney Community Centre, in front of the main entrance Status: full blossom 5. Akebono Location: Harold St. between Marmion and School Ave Status: less than 10%, two new and small plants 6. Akebono Location: Rupert street at #6180 roadside Status: Less than 20%, one tree only
You don't think #4 is Akebono? Whitcomb blossoms are pretty ratty looking when they get pale, and they're not that pale when they're opening, as some of those blossoms are. And isn't that a staminode in the upper left corner of the last of those four photos?
Different cherry trees are found around the Killarney Park and Arena. Mayling & Willy Reported date: April 7, 2008 1. Akebono: Location: Earles Street between 43rd & 44th Ave Status: less than 20% of three 2. Akebono: Location: Rhodes Street near to 43rd at #5772 Status: less than 10% of one, a huge and healthy one, incomplete petal etc. 3. Akebono, but not sure because of flowers look different Location: E46th Ave at #2821 Status: less than 10% of one, 4. Akebono: well grown Location: Raleigh Street between 47 & 48th Ave Status: 90% blooming of two, sorry for this late reporting 5. Beni-Shidare: ID is unsure, please advise the correct ID, thanks [edited by wcutler 20090724: it's Yae-beni-shidare, because of the double blossoms. A lot of people seem to like this tree - see several later postings] Location: At the corner of Raleigh Street and Coleridge Street, 6375 Raleigh St. Status: budding, one in private residence 6. Akebono: Is this Wendy mentioned about a festival favourite on E48th? Location: E48th Ave between Raleigh & Killarney St. Status: 90% blooming of seven 7. ID needs your help. The crown form is vase shaped, but flowers alike Akebonos, and trees planted with Akebonos. Location: E48th Ave between Raleigh & Killarney St. Status: 60% blooming of two [edited 2012feb28 by wcutler]'Spire'
Hi, Mayling. Wonderful photos! And well arranged! [7. ID needs your help. The crown form is vase shaped, but flowers alike Akebonos, and trees planted with Akebonos. I think this is Spire. It has a same shape as Rancho. Its Flowers always have 5 petals like Somei-Yoshino, but smaller. 3. Akebono, but not sure because of flowers look different Location: E46th Ave at #2821 Status: less than 10% of one, 6. Akebono: Is this Wendy mentioned about a festival favourite on E48th? Location: E48th Ave between Raleigh & Killarney St. Status: 90% blooming of seven I think No3 & No6 aren't Akebono. And No6 is the same tree I found on W50th(near Marine Cresent) and reported in Kerrisdale Bloqs. No.3 looks the same tree, but I'm not sure. They have a bit smaller flowers than Somei-Yoshino. And we can't see as many flowers as Somei-Yoshino. Flowers of Somei-Yoshino covers the branches but Clusters of flowers of this tree are separate from each other, aren't they? I can't find this Cultivars in Douglas's Book! We have to ask him!! 4. Akebono: well grown Location: Raleigh Street between 47 & 48th Ave Status: 90% blooming of two, sorry for this late reporting As far as I see your picture, I feel this might be Somei-Yoshino. I can't see any staminodes at all. I can see star shapes in the flowers. But I can't identify without seeing real tree.
Thank you Mariko! I guess you are right for the mentioned items because those flowers are opening before neighbouring Akebonos. It's is hard to spot staminode flowers when they grow high. Is Somei-yoshino with direct trunk? We were confused sometimes, but we hope not to confuse readers.
Killarney - Champlain Heights School Annex - late Akebono ? These 17 dainty flat-topped trees at the Champlain Heights School Annex (7835 Champlain Cr.) are finally 5% open. They look like Akebono cherries, but they're consistently 2 - 3 weeks later than Burrard station, and are one of our favourites. I apologize for the fuzzy closeup - the few open blossoms are high, but the sun wasn't.
These are updated photos following a week from the Apr 2nd's postings. Most the ID are corrected because of notable extra staminodes of Akebonos. Mayling & Willy Reported time: April 9, 2008 Akebono: 1. Location: E56th Ave between Kerr and Rupert Street Status: one is 80% blooming, two are 30%, one is budding 2. Location: Rosemont Dr. near to Kerr St. - 7 trees Status: three are 60%, while others are 30% 3. Location: Rupert St. between 43rd and 41st Ave - 5 trees Status: 50% blooming
These are updated photos of Okame on the E58th Avenue. On Mar 24th we didn't know how to capture distant flowers with regret, so, it's lucky not too late today. Reported date: Apr. 9th, 2008
These are update photos for Rancho Cherry following a few days ago. Apr 10,2008 Location: Wessex St. between School Avenue and Kingsway Status: Full blossom
Re: Killarney - Champlain Heights School Annex - late Akebono [peak] The Akebonos at Champlain Heights School Annex are at their peak bloom, and the sun even came out.
These are updated photos a week after Apr 6th's postings. It's awesome that they are at their peak bloom no mater what were 10% blooming a week ago. Apr 13,2008 1. Doman Street between 46 and 47th Ave, all five are Akebonos 2. Killarney Community Centre pathway 3. Rupert St. At 6180 4. Harold St. between Marmion and School Ave 5. Rupert St. at 5788
Again, those are around the Killarney Park and Arena at their wonderful peak and updated ID. Reported date: April 13, 2008 1. Akebono: Location: Earles Street between 43rd & 44th Ave 2. Akebono: Location: Rhodes Street near to 43rd at #5772 3. Somei-Yoshino: Location: Raleigh Street between 47 & 48th Ave 4. Yai-Beni-Shidare: Location: At the corner of Raleigh Street and Coleridge Street, 6375 Raleigh St. 5. Somei-Yoshino, begin to fall Location: E48th Ave between Raleigh & Killarney St. 6. Spire Location: E48th Ave between Raleigh & Killarney St.
We just could not ignore those beautiful Akebonos around the Champlain Height, even though around 20% blooming in the last week. Apr 14,2008 1. Location: Rosemont Dr. near to Kerr St. - 7 trees 2. Location: Langford Ave near the Champlain Community Centre - 11 trees 3. Location: Copeland near the Champlain Community Centre - 12 trees 4. Location: Nairn Ave near the Champlain Community Centre - 5 trees 5. Location: Rupert St. between 43rd and 41st Ave - 5 trees 6. Location: E56th Ave between Kerr and Rupert Street - 5trees.
It's us again. This time is not for current ones, but we found two cultivars begin to bud with a few flowers. Need your help to advise the ID. Thank you. Mayling & Willy Reported date: April 14, 2008 Takasago 1. Location: E46 Ave between Killarney and Vivian St. Status: 15 trees are budding Tai-Haku 2. Location: E46 AVE at #2745 Status: 50% blooming Glad to find these two which keep us busy.
Mayling and Willy, you guys have been busy! Such great postings. The Killarney and Vivian trees are Takasago. The E 46th single flowers look like Tai-Haku (the name means "big white"). Very large flowers? Quite white, bronze leaves.
