What a beautiful weekend it was here. The Cherry Blossoms are definitely out!
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Can anybody report on the blossoms?
Started by Matt P, Mar 30 2010 09:19 AM
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Posted 26 March 2011 - 08:11 AM
The Cherry Blossom Trees are already starting to bloom. Around the Tidal Basin you will see tons of white flowering Cherry Blossom Trees. There are many different types of Cherry Blossom Trees around the Tidal Basin - most are white or pink.
The pink flowers are just now starting to bloom. I was there yesterday and can tell you that now is the time to go.
The pink flowers are just now starting to bloom. I was there yesterday and can tell you that now is the time to go.
#26 Annie Mathews
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 04:39 AM
Ed Palmedo, on 26 March 2011 - 08:11 AM, said:
The Cherry Blossom Trees are already starting to bloom. Around the Tidal Basin you will see tons of white flowering Cherry Blossom Trees. There are many different types of Cherry Blossom Trees around the Tidal Basin - most are white or pink.
The pink flowers are just now starting to bloom. I was there yesterday and can tell you that now is the time to go.
The pink flowers are just now starting to bloom. I was there yesterday and can tell you that now is the time to go.
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Posted 30 March 2011 - 07:54 AM
You may or may not get lucky with mother nature this weekend. One way to know whats going on is to look at the LIVE CHERRY BLOSSOM WEBCAM before you start your trip. This weekend should be peak blooming.
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 10:19 AM
ATTENTION: Cherry Blossoms Are Already Starting to Bloom
Cherry blossom season is here, and sooner than anyone had previously expected due to unseasonably warm temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Cherry blossom trees are blooming at the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park this week: March 20 to March 23, 2012 is the newly revised forecast.
National Park Service chief horticulturalist Rob DeFeo predicted the peak bloom date for the pink and white flowers will be between March 24 and March 31. The peak date is defined as the day when 70 percent of the blossoms on the trees are open. The trees, which are expected to start blooming March 17, attract about a million visitors to the nation's capital each year. While the average peak bloom date is April 4, the trees on the Tidal Basin have bloomed as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958).
As of this writing (March 19), there are already many of the cherry trees in their peak/full bloom. This is good news and bad news: good news for Washingtonians and the surrounding population, but bad news for people who were planning a trip to the Nation's Capital thinking peak bloom will occur in two weeks. 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the gift of 3000 cherry blossom trees from the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki on March 27, 1912.
Cherry blossom season is here, and sooner than anyone had previously expected due to unseasonably warm temperatures in the Mid-Atlantic region. The Cherry blossom trees are blooming at the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park this week: March 20 to March 23, 2012 is the newly revised forecast.
National Park Service chief horticulturalist Rob DeFeo predicted the peak bloom date for the pink and white flowers will be between March 24 and March 31. The peak date is defined as the day when 70 percent of the blossoms on the trees are open. The trees, which are expected to start blooming March 17, attract about a million visitors to the nation's capital each year. While the average peak bloom date is April 4, the trees on the Tidal Basin have bloomed as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958).
As of this writing (March 19), there are already many of the cherry trees in their peak/full bloom. This is good news and bad news: good news for Washingtonians and the surrounding population, but bad news for people who were planning a trip to the Nation's Capital thinking peak bloom will occur in two weeks. 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the gift of 3000 cherry blossom trees from the mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki on March 27, 1912.
VIEW OUR 2012 IMAGE GALLERY OF THE CHERRY BLOSSOMS AROUND THE TIDAL BASIN
#31 Ian
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Posted 19 March 2012 - 05:15 PM
They're great. Headed out yesterday morning to photograph the sunrise, and the trees were pretty close to peak.
Links a few of my photos: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-763864 http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-763375
Links a few of my photos: http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-763864 http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-763375
#36 Mike Delvech
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Posted 20 February 2013 - 11:30 AM
KC, on 01 April 2010 - 08:13 AM, said:
Wow. Those photos are beautiful. Should I park or take the subway?
Take Metro, for sure. Get off on the Smithsonian station on Metro and it's a short walk. A lot of times if you drive you'll have *no where* to park but you might get lucky. Best bet: The Metro.
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