Some of the trees affected might not flower again as normal for another four years, according to the city.

Helsingin Roihuvuoren tämän kevään hanami on vaarassa: lähes sadan kirsikkapuun oksia katkottiin kovalla kädellä

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This spring's hanami on Roihuvuori Hill in Helsinki is in danger: the branches of nearly a hundred cherry trees were cut down with a heavy hand

The flowering of the Roihuvuori cherry park will not be the same for years.

Roihuvuoren kirsikkapuiston kukinta ei tule olemaan ennallaan vuosiin.

Luokatonta töhöilyä Helsingin kuuluisassa kirsikkapuistossa: Urakoitsija mokasi pahasti

Ilta-Sanomat

Sanoma

Classless mess in Helsinki's famous cherry blossom park: The contractor made a big mistake

The contractor who cut the cherry trees screwed up. The Roihuvuori cherry park in Helsinki is not expected this spring to have the same kind of floral displays as in previous years, the City of Helsinki informs. The reason is the screw-up of the contractor who cut the cherry trees.

Kirsikkapuita leikannut urakoitsija mokasi. Helsingin Roihuvuoren kirsikkapuistossa ei ole tänä keväänä odotettavissa samanlaista kukkaloistoa kuin aiempina vuosina, Helsingin kaupunki tiedottaa. Syynä on kirsikkapuita leikanneen urakoitsijan moka.

Pilalla – Helsingin ikonisessa kirsikkapuistossa hurjat tuhot

Iltalehti

Alma Media

Ruined — ferocious destruction in Helsinki's iconic cherry park

The city informs that it may take up to four years for some trees to return to their previous flowering state.

Kukinnan palautuminen entiselleen voi joidenkin puiden kohdalla kestää jopa neljä vuotta, kaupunki tiedottaa.

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Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finland)

A major pruning error has jeopardised the spring bloom of Helsinki's Roihuvuori Cherry Park, a cherished site known for its annual Hanami celebration. The mistake, attributed to excessive cutting by a private contractor, has left nearly 100 of the park’s 152 cherry trees with diminished prospects for blooming this year.
The pruning, conducted by YIT Road Oy, was initially intended to improve cyclist safety by trimming branches encroaching on pat…

Helsinki Times

Helsinki’s cherry park bloom cut short by pruning mistake

The heavy pruning worries many. The question is how the spring bloom will be in the beloved Cherry Park, but the park gardener has a reassuring answer.

Den kraftiga beskärningen oroar många. Frågan är hur vårblomningen blir i den älskade Körsbärsparken, men parkträdgårdsmästaren har ett lugnande svar.

Helsinki Hanami trees damaged by aggressive over-pruning

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