DC's cherry blossoms reach peak bloom

DC's cherry blossoms hit peak bloom

DC's cherry blossoms have officially hit peak bloom! FOX 5's Bob Barnard is at the Tidal Basin to see them in person.

WASHINGTON - It is finally that time of the year, D.C.'s famed cherry blossoms are officially in peak bloom!

The National Mall NPS announced around on Thursday afternoon that the blooms of the Yoshino Cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Southwest are opening up and "putting on a gorgeous show," as they have entered peak bloom.

Cherry blossoms in DC's Tidal Basin hit peak bloom

Thursday was a big day for lovers of D.C.'s cherry blossoms as they hit peak bloom! FOX 5's Taylor Grenda visited the Tidal Basin to check out all the beauty.

Peak bloom is the sixth and final stage of the Yoshino Cherry trees' blooming process. The six stages are green buds, florets visible, extension of florets, peduncle elongation, puffy white blossom, and peak bloom.

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According to data from the NPS, this is the fourth-earliest peak bloom since 2004. The earliest peak bloom since 2004 happened on March 20 in 2012 and 2020, while the latest peak bloom happened on April 10 in 2014 and 2015.

Taking in the beauty of DC's cherry blossoms

DC's famed cherry blossoms officially hit peak bloom on Thursday! So we sent Joe Clair down to the Tidal Basin in Southwest to soak in all the beauty and speak with eager visitors.

This year's forecast says had predicted peak bloom to be between March 22 - March 25. The NPS says that the trees began budding on February 23. They then reached stage two of the bloom process on March 1, stage three on March 7, stage four on March 11 and stage five on March 18.

(PHOTO: National Mall NPS)

Now that peak bloom has begun, the NPS says, it can last for a period of several days depending on weather conditions. If conditions are cool and calm peak bloom can last longer, while rainy and windy weather can bring an abrupt end the bloom.

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