Spring in pink: where to look for sakura trees in Ukrainian cities

Every spring, Ukraine blooms with sakura trees. Find out in which cities and parks you can see the pink blossoms of Japanese cherries: from Kyiv and Uzhhorod to Kharkiv, Odesa, and Lviv

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April in Ukraine is the time when cities turn into living watercolors: parks, squares, and streets are covered with pink cherry blossoms. Although this year the flowering started later due to the cold snap, the whole country will soon be filled with spring colors again.

🌸 Kyiv

Sakura trees adorn the Fomin and Hryshko botanical gardens. There are also dozens of green areas in every district of the capital: from Kyoto Park to the squares on Landscape Alley, Volodymyrska Hill, and Natalka Park in Obolon.

According to the Kyiv City State Administration, sakura trees were planted in parks and squares across the capital:

in Holosiivskyi district:

in the park on Ivan Fedorov Street;

in the park near VDNH;

in the Heroes of Mariupol park.

In Darnytsia district:

in the Park of Partisan Glory.

In Desnianskyi district:

in the park on Oleksandra Ekster Street;

in the park named after Serge Lifar;

in the Kyoto Park.

In Dniprovskyi district:

on Verkhovna Rada Boulevard;

on Darnytska Square;

in Peremoha Park.

In Obolonskyi district:

in Natalka Park;

in the park on Stepan Bandera Ave;

in the Garden of Stones;

in the Pushcha-Vodytsia park;

in the park on Oleksandr Arkhypenko Street;

in the park on Jordanska street;

in the park on Heroyiv Regiment Azov Street.

In the Pechersk district:

in Navodnytskyi Park;

on Lipsky Boulevard;

in the park named after Maria Zankovetska.

In the Podil district:

in Kurenivskyi Park;

in the park near the Zhovten movie theater;

in the Konoplyanka River Valley landscape reserve;

in the park No. 3 on Kontraktova Square.

In Sviatoshynskyi district:

in the park on Vernadsky Blvd. Academician Vernadsky Blvd;

in the International Park;

in the park on Orest Vaskul street;

in the Hamburgskyi park;

in Sovky Park.

In Solomenskyi district:

in the park named after Mykola Zerov;

in Vidradnyi Park;

in Sputnik Park;

in Yunist Park;

in the park of the Defenders of Ukraine;

in Maksym Shapoval Park.

In the Shevchenkivskyi district:

on Independence Square;

in the park on the slopes of the Landscape Alley;

in Syretskyi Park;

on Volodymyrska Hill;

in the park near the Golden Gate;

in the park near the Opera House;

in Taras Shevchenko Park;

in Verstatostroitelnyi Park.

🌸 Lviv

The largest concentration of sakura trees is in the Pope John Paul II Park. Japanese cherries also grow there:

on Chernivetska Street (near the Suburban Railway Station);

on Petrushevycha Square;

on the alley on Horodotska Street (near St. Anne's Church);

on Mytna Square;

in the courtyard of the Lviv University of Trade and Economics (10 Tugan-Baranovskoho St.);

near the Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life named after Kly. Sheptytsky Museum of Folk Architecture and Life;

in the Bohdan Khmelnytsky Park of Culture;

at 27 Tyutyunnykiv Street;

on Heroyiv Maidanu Street;

at the intersection of Studentska and Zelena streets (near the Vodokanal);

on Museum Square (near the Dominican Cathedral).

More places with magnolias, sakuras, tulips, and fruit trees can be found on the Flower Map of Lviv, developed by the city's tourism and environmental departments.

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🌸 Uzhhorod

This is the real sakura capital of Ukraine. The city has even created an interactive map of flowering trees. Sakura Fest is held here every year.

Sakura trees can be seen on different streets of the city. Among them:

Oleksandr Dovzhenko str;

Brashchaykiv Street;

Nebesna Sotnia Street;

Clara Labyk Street;

Nezalezhnist embankment;

Ferenc Rákóczi st;

Volodymyr Hoshovsky st;

Petra Skunts str;

Hoyda st;

Masaryk Square;

Rotary Park;

Mytna str;

St. Tetyana Park;

Tomasza Masaryk str;

Laborets Square;

Narodna Square;

Teatralna Square;

Augustine Voloshin street;

Botanical garden of UzhNU;

Maria Theresa Square;

Kyivska embankment;

Ivan Chendey st;

Bohdan Khmelnytsky Square;

Slovyanska embankment;

Studentska embankment;

Svobody avenue;

Maria Zankovetska str;

Mykhailo Hrushevskoho str;

Tyvodar Lehotskyi st;

Mykola Bobyak st;

Sobranetska st;

Sandor Petofi Square;

Pravoslavna embankment;

Shvabska st;

Svoboda avenue;

Heroes of the 128th Brigade street.

🌸 Mukachevo

The city has more than 6 km of sakura streets! The longest alley is on Pryashivska street, and the oldest tree is almost 100 years old.

In addition, the trees are in bloom:

on the alley on Margitych Street;

on the embankment of the Latorytsia River in the Central Park;

on Uzhhorodska street (near Mukachevo State University);

on Jan Amos Komensky street.

🌸 Odesa

The Odesa Botanical Garden has 150 sakura trees, some of which are over 80 years old. The following streets are also decorated with trees:

32 Glushko Ave;

on Torgovaya Street (Novy Rynok);

on Teatralna Square (near the Opera House);

in the Victory Arboretum;

in Shevchenko Park;

in Mark Twain Park;

on the Lanzheron coast;

on Pokrovsky Lane.

🌸 Kharkiv

A whole alley of sakura trees is blooming in Central Park. Other locations:

Akademika Pavlova str;

Strelka Square (Bannyi lane);

Sosnova Hirka Park (Klochkivska Street);

Taras Shevchenko Garden.

🌸 Dnipro

Japanese cherries have been grown in the city since 2000. The flowering can be seen

in the botanical garden of the Dnipro National University;

in the Sakura Garden on Academician Lazaryan Street;

on the territory of the University of Railway Transport;

on Petra Kalnyshevskoho Ave;

on Solnechna Naberezhna Street;

on the alley near the monument to Yangel (on the street of the same name);

in Novokodatskyi Park;

in the Heroes' Square near Polya Avenue.

🌸 Cherkasy

The oldest tree is on Medychna Street. Sakura trees are still in bloom:

in the arboretum of the Central Forestry Office;

in the Valley of Roses;

in the Sosnovyi Bor park;

in the Sobornyi Park;

in the children's park.

🌸 Khmelnytskyi

The botanical garden of Khmelnytskyi National University has about 20 species of sakura. There are also flowering trees in Shevchenko Square and Chekman Park.

🌸 Rivne

Sakura trees decorate Teatralna Square, Independence Square, Shevchenko Park and the territory of the city hospital.

🌸 Lutsk

In the city, you can see the flowering:

on 89B Teremnivska St;

25 Voly Avenue (near the 4th gymnasium);

on Bohdan Khmelnytsky Street (near the City Council);

4 Ershova Street (near Volynoblenergo PJSC);

on Lesia Ukrainka Street (near the ASC).

🌸 Poltava

on Raisy Kyrychenko Street (the oldest sakura trees in the city);

in the yard of the Agrarian University;

in the Sunny Park;

on Sobornosti Street.

🌸 Sumy

on the territory of Sumy Agrarian University;

in the park “Fairy Tale”;

on Soborna Street (on the territory of the Transfiguration Cathedral).

More than 30 sakuras are currently growing near the Agrarian University, and more than 20 Japanese cherries in the Kazka Park.

🌸 Ivano-Frankivsk

The center of flowering is Shevchenko Park. Japanese cherries also grow on Hrushevskoho, Volodymyr Velykyi and Konovalets streets.

🌸 Chernivtsi

More than 100 sakura trees adorn the streets of the city. The most popular locations:

Holovna St;

near the Chernivtsi National University;

Central Park of Culture and Recreation named after Taras Shevchenko;

Universytetska street;

Philharmonic Square;

Zhovtnevyi Park.

The cherry blossom is an annual reminder of the beauty of life and a moment worth preserving in memories. Go for a walk in spring Ukraine and find your tree of inspiration 🌸

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