19 photos of early cherry blossoms in Vancouver
The first signs of spring are upon us. Hundreds of trees in Vancouver began blooming in mid-February, and this is of course only the beginning before the streets explode with colours of white and pink.
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There are over 90,000 floral trees in the streets of Vancouver, and nearly half of these trees are the Japanese cherry variety. According to the organizers of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival (VCBF), the trees that are blooming at the moment are ‘Whitcomb’ cherries. The blooming process will likely be accelerated by this week’s sunny and warmer weather.
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Normally, most trees will likely show signs of blooms towards the middle of March, with blooms peaking in April. To celebrate the occasion, VCBF is organizing a cherry blossom barge flotilla on April 16 and 17: A tug boat will tow a barge with 40 cherry blossom trees around Vancouver’s local waters.
Check out last year’s Vancity Buzz guide for where to see large clusters of cherry blossom blooms in Metro Vancouver.
Here are 19 photos of early cherry blossoms in Vancouver:
Spring came earlier, as usual in #Vancouver! #cherryblossoms #spring #kitsilano A photo posted by @vanheartyvr on
Spring is Springing A photo posted by Adam Nagy (@adnagy) on
Most expensive city to live in, in the world: February. Obligatory photo of cherry blossoms. #LittleIndia #cherryblossoms #spring #vscocam #igersvancouver A photo posted by Breanna M (@breannabobana) on
Spring has sprung A photo posted by Տⅈŋℰⱥժ.ℐųℓíɑ (@sineadjuliap) on
Snuck in a nice long walk this morning. This February weather is and look! ! A photo posted by Rachael (@rcpope) on
Declaro aberta a temporada de flores! It’s open the flowers season! #nofilter #cherryblossoms #springiscoming #thanksgod #vancouver #beautifulbc #canada A photo posted by Cíntia Ribeiro Fernandes (@cintiaribeiro05) on
You know springs is just around the corner when the cherry blossoms begin blooming #nature #outdoors #cherryblossom #spring #cherryblossoms #vancouver #nikon A photo posted by Cam M (@broctono1) on
spring is coming, Vancouver! #vancouverisawesome #cherryblossoms #vancitygirl #vancitylife #springforward #eastvan #thedrive A photo posted by Bailey (@bailey_swantek) on
Who in #vancouver can resist #blueskies and #cherryblossoms ? A photo posted by DJ Horemans (@daddy_dewi) on
Came across this beautiful Victorian home with a huge blossom tree almost in full bloom…feel like Pollyanna #spring #blossoms #blossomtree #cherryblossoms #plumblossoms #sunshine #victorian #victorianhouse #victorianhome #paintedlady #heritagehouse #historicyyj #historic #vancouverisland #yvr #victoriabc #yyj #exploreyyj #island #britishcolumbia #instsgood #canada #westcoast #pacificnorthwest A photo posted by Kim Paddington (@kimpaddington) on