Peak bloom has arrived for the thousands of Japanese cherry blossom trees at the National Mall in Washington, and the area is awash in magnificent pink and white.
The average life of a Japanese cherry tree is between 30 and 40 years. Yet the two trees planted in 1912 and several others are still standing 111 years later.
Predicting the timing of peak bloom defined as when 70% of the blossoms have opened has been getting harder. In the 1920s, the average peak bloom was April 5. That moved up to March 31 in recent years, and the 2023 peak arrived yet a week earlier, according to the National Park Service on Thursday.
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