Last Update: May 26, 2026
May 26, 2026: This great photos that Mark Smith of Leelanau Landscapes shared over Memorial Weekend and the ones below make it clear the 2026 Cherry Blossom season on the Leelanau Peninsula is a banger!!
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We’ll use this page to update you the state of cherry blossoms in Leelanau! If you have a report to share, post it in the comments on the Leelanau(dot)com Facebook!
More About Cherry Blossoms on the Leelanau Peninsula
Dr. Nikki Rothwell, director of the Northwest Michigan Horticultural Research Station, explains that although sweets typically blossom first with tarts coming 3-5 days after, there have been years when they’ve come at the same time. She noted that cherries are only receptive to be fertilized for a week or so, no matter how long the blossoms are out.
Here’s a video from a Leelanau orchard.
The photo above is Leelanau by my departed but not forgotten friend Jeff Lamb. See more in his Leelanau gallery on Flickr.
For a whole lot more about cherry blossoms, check out Cherry Blossom Time in Michigan on Michigan in Pictures.
