Thank you for visiting Portland Japanese Garden’s Cherry Blossom Tracker! Near the end of every winter, the Garden uses this space to keep its community up-to-date on the status of our cherry trees. Our updates for 2026 concluded on Friday, April 3. You can see a gallery below of our favorite photos taken during this memorable and fleeting season.

Until we return to this space in 2027, we want to remind you that the best way to experience to not just our cherry blossoms but our landscape throughout the year is by becoming a member of Portland Japanese Garden, so you can enjoy exclusive hours Wednesday through Monday, when the grounds are quieter and are easier to photograph.

Best of 2026

Cherry Blossoms at Portland Japanese Garden

In Portland Japanese Garden, the arrival of spring is often heralded by the awakening of our cherry blossoms. Our delicate and beautiful Yoshino and weeping cherry trees glow with the whites and pinks we sorely missed during the gray days of winter. While every year is different, the Garden typically sees blooms beginning at the end of March and through the first few weeks of April. Make sure you stay tuned to this space, as we will regularly update it with photos of the state of our cherry blossoms.

The cherry blossom is a deeply symbolic flower of Japan and many resonate with sakura, or cherry blossoms. The Yoshino Cherry is a hybrid cherry and is one of the most popular and widely planted cultivated flowering cherries worldwide. Because Japan is known as the “Land of Cherry Blossoms,” the flowers represent the Japanese people and notably the samurai.

Read More: What the Cherry Blossoms Can Teach Us About the Nature of Life

If you’re as excited for the cherry blossoms as we are, we highly recommend becoming a Garden member. Not only will you be able to make regular visits to see the progress of our cherry blossoms in person, you’ll be able to view them during exclusive hours, as well as enjoy a host of many other benefits and perks.

Shining on the sea
Dazzling sun shaking over
Hills of cherry bloom

Buson (1716-1784)

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