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Officials say peak bloom dates were harder to predict after an unseasonably warm winter.

The cherry trees in the nations capital are confused by Earths changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter.

Michael Konschak of Carmel, N.Y., said in court that hes ashamed of what he did and "it was never my intent that morning to harm the victims pets," having told authorities that while hunting deer he killed and skinned what he thought were two coyotes, only to discover they were a familys German shepherds.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National Park Service said Wednesday that the district's 3,700 cherry blossom trees would reach peak bloom this year on March 22-25.

Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser and the National Park Service said Wednesday that the district's 3,700 cherry blossom trees would reach peak bloom this year on March 22-25.

Meanwhile, the Tidal Basin, a 107-acre man-made reservoir with the largest concentration of trees, now floods twice a day at high tide.

Washington's cherry blossoms date back 111 years to an original 1912 gift of 3,000 trees from the mayor of Tokyo.

The cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter

WASHINGTON--The cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter.

The cherry trees in the nation's capital are confused by Earth's changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter.