The National Cherry Blossom Festival, "Indicator Tree" at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. USA, during the blooming stage known as Puffy White

The National Cherry Blossom Festival, "Indicator Tree" at the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. USA, during the blooming stage known as Puffy White

 

National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. bloom check with "The Indicator Tree" on March 22nd, while the cherry blossom trees that surround the tidal basin were in their second of six stages of blooming called "Florets Visible" which happened on March 17th, National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom between April 3rd thru 6th. Which would fall in between the April 4th average peak bloom date. Peak Bloom 2013 occurred on April 9th 2013.

 

The indicator tree by the outlet bridge is growing very close and partially growing in the neighboring holly tree. This tree usually blooms a week earlier then the Yoshino flowering Cherry Blossom Trees that surround the Tidal Basin.

 

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/

 

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Washington, D.C. USA North America

04/05/2013

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