Cherry Blossom Flowers at The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial during The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom between April 6th thru 8th. Which would have been after the April 4th average peak bloom date. Peak bloom occurred on April 9th 2013.

 

NPS National Park Service Bloom Schedule 2013

Green Buds March 11th 2013

Florets Visible March 17th 2013

Extension of Florets March 26th 2013

Peduncle Elongation March 31st 2013

Puffy White April 4th 2013

Average Peak Bloom April 4th

Peak Bloom Prediction April 6th thru 8th 2013

Peak Bloom April 9th 2013

 

Bloom History Dates available at:

www.nps.gov/cherry/cherry-blossom-bloom.htm

 

For more on The National Cherry Blossom Festival:

www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/

 

Photos taken the first three weekends of the festival on:

03/22/2013

03/23/2013

03/24/2013

03/29/2013

03/30/2013

03/31/2013

04/05/2013

04/06/2013

04/07/2013

Washington, D.C. USA North America

Done