Cherry blossoms in Toronto expected to reach peak bloom later this week

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Cherry blossom trees successful High Park and crossed Toronto are expected to scope highest bloom aboriginal this week, the metropolis said. Peak bloom begins erstwhile astatine slightest 70 per cent of the blossoms are open.

Peak bloom tin past betwixt 4 to 10 days, depending connected upwind conditions

CBC News

· Posted: May 01, 2025 10:54 AM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours ago

Elderly pistillate successful reddish jumper and reddish shot headdress taking a photograph of a blooming pinkish and achromatic cherry blossom tree.

Cherry blossom trees successful High Park and crossed Toronto are expected to scope highest bloom aboriginal this week, the metropolis said.

Peak bloom begins erstwhile astatine slightest 70 per cent of the blossoms are open, according to the High Park Nature Centre. It can last betwixt 4 to 10 days depending connected upwind conditions, the metropolis said successful a quality merchandise Thursday.

Photo of respective radical successful a parkland posing with cherry blossom trees.

Tens of thousands of radical caput to High Park each twelvemonth to respect the blossoms, the metropolis said.

There volition beryllium nary conveyance entree oregon parking wrong High Park starting May 5 for the duration of highest bloom. TTC Wheel-Trans vehicles volition proceed to person entree to the parkland to driblet disconnected visitors, the metropolis said.

Photo of a pistillate with reddish painted nails reaching up to interaction a cherry blossom tree.

Visitors are asked to debar climbing the trees and removing blossoms oregon branches.

They are besides asked to stay connected paved pathways and trails erstwhile visiting metropolis parks to support ecologically delicate areas.

Photo of a pistillate posing adjacent to a blooming cherry blossom tree.

Visitors tin besides spot cherry blossoms successful Trinity Bellwoods Park, Birkdale Ravine successful Scarborough, Centennial Park successful Etobicoke and Toronto Island Park, arsenic good arsenic connected immoderate University of Toronto and York University campuses.

The archetypal cherry blossom trees, known arsenic Sakura trees, were planted successful Toronto successful 1959 aft a fundraising task led by Japanese-Canadian leaders and assemblage members, according to the High Park Nature Centre's website.

Photo of a antheral taking a photograph of cherry blossom trees

Two 1000 trees were initially planted successful appreciation of Toronto accepting re-located Japanese-Canadians pursuing the Second World War, the website reads.

Several more groves were planted crossed the metropolis successful the pursuing decades. The City of Toronto operates the Sakura Cherry Trees Project, which accepts donations to enactment the attraction of existing trees and the planting of caller ones.