‘Peak bloom!’: Cherry blossoms open early in DC, park service announces
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By Aileen Graef and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — The cherry blossoms lining the National Mall in Washington, DC, have hit “peak bloom,” bursting open in an early spring display after a warm winter, the National Park Service announced Sunday.
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Cherry blossoms hit peak bloom in U.S. capital ahead of festival
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‘Peak bloom!’: Cherry blossoms open early in DC, park service announces
The cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin and National Mall in D.C. have reached peak bloom earlier than expected, the National Park Service announced Sunday.
By Aileen Graef and Elisa Raffa, CNN (CNN) — The cherry blossoms lining the National Mall in Washington, DC, have hit “peak bloom,” bursting open in an early spring display after a warm winter, the National Park Service announced Sunday.
The National Park Service gleefully said Monday that the generations-old cherry blossom trees in Washington, D.C. have now peaked and bloomed in what NPS called "a splendid spring spectacle."
Cherry blossoms lining the National Mall have hit “peak bloom,” bursting open after a warm winter in Washington, DC, the National Park Service said Sunday.
It is the cherry trees' second-earliest peak bloom on record and follows one of Washington's warmest recorded winters. In 1990, the trees blossomed on March 15.
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