Flowering plum and cherry trees, including this sour cherry in bloom on East Pender St., of the genus Prunus make up nearly 40 per cent of Vancouver's street tree inventory.

What compounds the impression that Vancouver is blossom heaven is that thousands of flowering plum trees (at least 13,000) have also been planted and usually flower around the same time.

4. The buds: Plum buds are round, and have one blossom each. Cherry buds are oval, and have several blossoms coming out of each bud. 5. The leaves: Check the colour of the leaves on the tree.

With its upright habit, this flowering cherry is ideal for any size of garden, producing beautiful large white flowers with long stamens in early April. It will reach up to 13ft with a spread of 8ft.

The tree buds found near the Tidal Basin this week belong to Japanese flowering plum trees, the National Park Service said. The cherry blossoms are not blooming yet, the National Park Service said.

Lots of people have been spending more time outside and feeling boosted by nature during the last year. Spring is almost here and lots of trees and bushes are putting out blossom, we want to know ...