West End / Stanley Park

I see that I have not posted these photos from April 18. Here is the 'Ojochin' at the Cenotaph west of the Aquarium.


The 'Shiro-fugen' grove flowers were open enough to attract people to gather underneath them. I expect they would be totally open now. These are from the 18th.


I have been checking on the 'Kiku-zakura' on Robson Street at Gilford, on my way into Stanley Park.
From the 18th:

From the 20th, at the Easter Parade I led for the VCBF, almost all flowers now almost open, so a day or two before peak bloom.

 

A few pix from Wendy's Easter Parade walk:
Mostly 'Kanzan', one with a branch of a Prunus Avium making it look two-tone, all around Bute/Comox/Nelson


And one 'Ichiyo", in the lane by Nicola & Nelson

 

It's New Year's Day tomorrow, 2026, and the flowers on the 'Autumnalis Rosea' trees outside the Pacific Heights Co-op on Pacific Street west of Burrard count as the new year's growth, but they've been out for several weeks.


Also in bloom now are Viburnum x Bodnantense. These are shrubs with several stalks from the ground, not a single trunk; they have smaller flowers with many more flowers in a cluster, and they re fragrant. There are two of these on the Haro side of Barclay Heritage Square.

 

Is there an Autumnalis Rosea in bloom at the lagoon by the bike path? Saw it on New Years Day during a group bike ride but couldn't stop to photo. Hope to get back after it stops raining.

 

Yes, there is one remaining of the original three. It's across the path from the lagoon.

 

All three ‘Whitcomb’ are blooming now at the Nicola mini-park.

 

‘Whitcomb’ blooming now across from the Sylvia on Pendrell and Gilford.

 

Three ‘Whitcomb’ blooming now at Kensington Place, on Nicola and Beach.

 

Early days for the ‘Accolade’ at Beach and Thurlow.

 

Nice day for a trip to Chilco Mini Park.
‘Accolade’ have started to bloom.
Bushtits flitting about up high in the flowering branches.

 

Won’t be long now (depending on the weather).


‘Akebono’ at Pendrell and Gilford.

 

I was not expecting to see the 'Beni-shidare' in Alexandra Park in bloom when I was driving out of the West End yesterday. I photographed it as I drove by on my return (first photo), possible because it's now Pacific Time, but that doesn't make me happy about the time change. Still, I was able to walk over there to take the rest of the photos after I got home.

 

The 'Accolade' trees on Chilco seem to now be as good as they are going to get - there are very few unopened buds left. They are definitely showing their age, with several trees looking not very attractive, particularly in the mini-park.



Buds are open on the single 'Shirotae' in their midst, at the edge of the lane. The fat shiny green 'Shirotae' buds just before they break open, or just after, are my favourite cherry buds.

 

This tree always makes me smile.
Looks like a palapa.