When will the cherry trees bloom in D.C. ?

Yoshino Cherry trees encircle the tidal basin at Washington D.C.
Yoshino Cherry trees encircle the tidal basin at Washington D.C.

This week, I was thinking that the trees may bloom very early this year, particularly as a friend in N.Carolina reported that dafodils bloomed early, in mid-February.

Today, looking on-line at cherryblossomwatch.com
I see that the D.C. air temp through January and February this year has been warmer than the past six years.

As spring arrived particularly early in 2012, the Yoshino Cherry trees around the tidal basin bloomed early and disappeared BEFORE the opening of the annual Cherry Blossom Festival.  Thankfully, I achieved a bit of photography the day before a spring storm blew away all the Yoshino flowers.

Historic first cherry bloom in D.C.
•2016: March 25
•2015: April 10
•2014: April 10
•2013: April 9
•2012: March 20
•2011: March 29
•2010: March 31
•2009: April 1

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