SPRINGFIELD – Springfield is in full bloom, as captured by Chronicle photographer Adon Eccles. The pink-flowering trees that bloom in early spring along Centennial Boulevard and nearby areas in Springfield are primarily ornamental cherry trees (Prunus genus), including deep-pink “Kwanzan” and light-pink “Akebono” varieties. Other common early-spring pink bloomers in the area include flowering plums and magnolias.
Flowering cherry trees typically cause only mild, localized allergy symptoms because their heavy, sticky pollen is not easily…
