The Avium Plena on the east side of Commercial, north of E. 47th, is in full bloom at April 19, 2024. Across the street are a few 'Kanzan' trees. One of them shows the tell-tale bulges of bacterial canker survival, recovering enough to provide a den access in the exposed root. Floral bloom in cluster bunches, at April 19, 2024.
New young 'Shiro-fugen' planted on the east side of Nanaimo, south of E. 45, in full bloom at April 19, 2024.
I went to see this poor 'Ito-kukuri' on East 54th at Wales. The end seems near. I don't know how long the run of 'Kanzan' is on Victoria Drive. Here is south from Upland Dr, then north from Upland Dr, then the corner at Victoria and Nassau Dr, then Nassau Dr west of Victoria to Braeburn.
Here are a couple of blocks of 'Kanzan' on 54th, just past Vivian Dr where I turned off. These really belong in Killarney, where I will post them, but they're part of a conversation below, so I am keeping them here. My destination was really the 'Ichiyo' trees on Vivian north of Brightwood Place. These have been open for a while, are almost completely white now. So I was walking along grousing about the Parks Board and what would make them think that it would be nice to have a 'Kanzan' breaking up this lovely run of 'Ichiyo' (see 2nd photo above), surely they can tell the difference, when a passerby stopped to chat about how beautiful this street was, and particularly did I see that nice pink tree just over there, and there are more of them up on 54th; the pink ones are his favourites. Okay, objection withdrawn, though he didn't really change my mind. At Brightwood are two 'Shirotae', same grousing.
The two no-nonsense Sargent Hybrid trees on the east side of Gladstone, south of E. 48th are going strong at March 31, 2026. Making sure you don't mess with them, as their just-past-full-bloom flowers are mostly high up.
This 'Shirotae' on the east side of Beatrice, south of E. 43rd, displays the classic 'Shirotae' horizontal branching tree form, and the classic 'Shirotae' blossom look of pure white flowers with bright green emerging/unfolding leaves. In full bloom at April 5, 2026.
The 'Ito-kukuri' on the south side of E. 54th, east of Wales, looks like it's sending out a farewell bouquet at April 15, 2026. Only a single shoot of bloom on the whole tree, and its afterlife is already beginning with the bright green planting on its bark rubble.
The 'Ichiyo' trees lining the west side of Vivian Drive (by Brightwood) are past peak bloom at April 15, 2026—but still looking good.
