Cherry Blossoms in High Park: Weather Wildness

0:00Toronto's weather has been straight wild this week, flipping from wind chills in the negative teens to highs in the mid-teens Celsius, and it's already messing with the cherry blossom trees in High Park. Local experts Sakura Steve has been on it, posting updates on his site about the Buds progress. On March 21st, they look solid in the first stage, bronze with light tips and starting to swell a bit. By March 27th, things slow down though. Not much change overall, but a few Buds show tiny bright green tips, hinting at the next stage. The trees are just holding out for steadier warmth. Weather's the boss here, with more swings forecast, up to 10 degrees Celsius between highs and lows, plus rounds of rain. Too much wet can bring rots, bugs, and slow everything down since they crave sun. Historically, High Park Peats hit late April to early May, like May 3rd last year, or April 20th in 2023. So we're a few weeks out, but fingers crossed the spring chills out for those epic blooms.

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