Southern California’s super bloom may chug along through the end of April. Now Washington, D.C., is following suit.
The peak period means that at least 70% of blossoms at the Tidal Basin’shave opened, the National Park Service’s website says. Last year peak bloom was April 5.
There are about 3,800 trees in the area, mostly Yoshinos, which have tight white blooms. Other varieties such as Kwanzan and Takesimensis .in D.C., starting with 1912 when the mayor of Tokyo made a gift of 3,000 cherry trees to the U.S. Unfortunately, they arrived with an insect infestation and had to be destroyed. More trees were sent from Japan, and, over the years, different species and replacement trees have been added.
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