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Blossoms starting to peak from the buds and the wait for flowers continue another week!

Sakura Watch – April 26, 2013 – Pink tips show hope, but we continue to wait

By Sakura Steve on April 26, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 26, 2013 – Pink tips show hope, but we continue to wait Blossoms are only starting to show beautiful shades of pink peaking out from the majority of buds. Our cooler weather has left us continue to wait until next weekend to start seeing the blossoms bloom. The good news is [...]

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Sakura - Cherry Blossom buds few days away from beginning to bloom

Sakura Watch – April 24, 2013 – Buds grow bigger, closer to bloom

By Sakura Steve on April 24, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 24, 2013 – Buds grow bigger, closer to bloom and are even beginning to demonstrate signs of moving into the next stage towards blooming. The telltale signs include the buds that seem to stretch out and have distinct dark pink tips, such as the image below: Its still possible that by [...]

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Buds swelling and still 1-2 weeks away from bloom - taken April 21, 2013

Sakura Watch – April 21, 2013 – Buds swell and little else is to be seen.

By Sakura Steve on April 21, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 21, 2013 – Buds swell and little else is to be seen. After some more cold wet weather the sun shone today to show only little change in the sakura buds throughout the park. Though defnitely more swollen since last check, little else has changed and so they keep us waiting [...]

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Sakura // Cherry Blossom buds show first signs of opening.

Sakura Watch – April 19, 2013 – Buds show first sign of opening

By Sakura Steve on April 19, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 19, 2013 – Buds show first sign of opening including first examples of buds beginning to break open. Cooler temps this weekend may slow down the opening process but the next few days will tell how quickly we can begin to see the first real blooms. BLOOM PREDICTION: First blooms will start [...]

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Sakura Cherry Blossom buds getting bigger and greener

Sakura Watch – April 16, 2013 – Buds are big and green

By Sakura Steve on April 16, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 16, 2013 – Buds are big and green and slowly growing to blooms in the next couple of weeks or hopefully by the end of April! With the weather finally starting to look more like spring this week, the buds may finally start moving on into their next stages – let’s [...]

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First signs of Sakura buds getting bigger captured on April 14, 2013.

Sakura Watch – April 14, 2013 – Buds starting to bulge and show green

By Sakura Steve on April 14, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura // Cherry Blossom buds show clear signs of surviving the cold and snow and are starting to bulge green – the first stage to indicate blooms are now 2-3 weeks away! More frequent updates will begin this week to track when the buds are ready to bloom.

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Sakura - Cherry Blossom trees with closed buds - April 4, 2013

Sakura Watch – April 4, 2013 – Closed buds survive the cold

By Sakura Steve on April 4, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch – April 4, 2013 - Closed buds held up well against the last cold few days with a few only starting to show a hint of green. Still looking like second half of April for first blooms to start appearing. Here are some photos taken during sunset:

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Sakura - Cherry Blossom trees with closed buds - March 29-31, 2013

Sakura Watch – March 31 – Happy Easter

By Sakura Steve on March 31, 2013 in Blog, Sakura Watch

Sakura Watch for March 31 – Happy Easter everyone! Current peak bloom estimate: April 19-28 The buds are still closed for the Easter long weekend and a bit of cold over the first few days of April will only help to slow down the buds from opening a little longer. But I’ll keep checking on the [...]

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What's New in 2013 for Sakura in High Park

What’s New for Sakura in High Park in 2013

By Sakura Steve on March 24, 2013 in Blog

What’s New for Sakura in High Park in 2013 – new and improved website to launch in early April with a new theme and features, and maybe a few surprises! This is your chance to help build an even better site – tell us what you think! Do you have an idea to help improve [...]

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More cherry blossoms in bloom through May long weekend

By Sakura Steve on May 18, 2012 in Sakura Watch

More cherry blossoms in bloom through May long weekend long after the better known and celebrated smaller 5 petal sakura // cherry blossoms ended their bloom in weeks ago. There are only a handful of trees throughout the park, with most located at the base of the Hillside Gardens near Grenadier Pond. They are easily spotted [...]

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