Toronto鈥檚 High Park is open to vehicle traffic again and the barriers to access the cherry blossoms are open, allowing park visitors to walk among the blossoming trees that were a gift from Japan.
Wondering when Toronto鈥檚 Sakura (cherry blossom) trees will bloom is an annual event for many people in 海角社区官网that wish to get outside and take in their beauty, and High Park is perhaps the best known place to go. Its fame only grew over the last two years 鈥 with a lockdown in place and fencing erected, much like many workplaces, a webcam was the only view.
Thankfully, a recent city announcement said that they are 鈥渞eadying to welcome people back to viewing cherry blossoms up close and in person at High Park for the first time since 2019.鈥 Also, although not announced, the that there are no plans to erect fencing at Trinity Bellwoods Park during the cherry blossom tree bloom this year.
Toronto鈥檚 High Park is open to vehicle traffic again and the barriers to access the cherry blossoms are open, allowing park visitors to walk among the blossoming trees that were a gift from Japan.
Steve Russell/TORONTO STAR
So, with the cherry bloom happening across the city in the coming weeks, you have something to look forward to, and can plan your adventures now.
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And, cherry trees 鈥 although spectacular 鈥 are not the only trees to provide beautiful flowers in spring. To help you go hunting for a flowering tree near you, the Star has mapped a selection of them, thanks to Toronto鈥檚 Parks, Forestry & Recreation Division, which maintains detailed data on street trees in the city.
You can keep an eye on cherry blossom development in High Park, thanks to the High Park Nature Centre鈥檚 and tips for
The City of Toronto鈥檚 Festivals & Events maps out 15 locations around the city for Sakura viewing.
Source: City of Toronto, Parks, Forestry & Recreation
Note: Urban Forestry does state that they currently updating and improving street tree location information and that it is an ongoing process. Furthermore, the database is large, covering over 530,000 records and annually Urban Forestry can only update the volume that is worked on. Some data may be several years old and may have not been updated recently, so there may be inaccuracies with the data as a result.
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