A friend mentioned that the Cherry Trees at Lake Balboa near me here in Van Nuys, CA were blooming. It seemed much too early of that according to my records of previous blooms, but I decided to drive buy today and check things out.
Well, as you can see from the photos below, there are indeed some cherry trees blooms, but these are on the smaller trees which I think are slightly different from the Japanese Cherry trees that fill the interior of the park. I did notice a few sporadic blooms on the larger trees, but I would goes they have about another 2 weeks or so before they are in full flower.
That said, the blooms that are there are quite striking. I hope you enjoy the photos! As always, click for larger images via Flickr.
Pictures of Cherry Blossoms in Previous Years – 2003 2008 2010
Lake Balboa is located in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles, CA, near the intersection of the 101 and 405 freeways. Here is a map showing its exact location.
Cherry Blossom Events: http://www.japanese-city.com/calendar/events/p/cherry.php