Not once have I got a cherry tree in my city within the app (again, people who use this as a form of playing are left out until Inno decides to release it). It's when I get home to play on the browser I had see 1 or 2 that yield a low amount of lanterns (3 and 5 respectfully). This leaves me out at about 14 hours a day (especially on weekends since I work on some projects on the road). However, I am not going to get into that as not even the strongest crowbar will help them or me to dislodge their heads from that one point.
This event blows. (Change it and I will change it back, simple). With a high expectation of lanterns to be used, low issue of lanterns either by daily or quest, a cruel mix of prizes (like, who in the world came up with that idea, anyways?), and "out of reach" quests (like spending tons of FP, donating large amounts of goods to the guild treasury where the collections from the Observatory and Arc does not count toward such, etc.), I am seeing this event as something I am going to skip when it comes to the live server I play in. I have yet to spend any diamonds or money during this and there is no incentive in doing so.
Wake me up when we get an event that we can go "wow" on with enthusiasm. For now, I am just going to play my game.