The flowering cherry blossoms in Washington, DC: View images of the "puffy white" blooms.
As cherry trees in Washington, D.C., approach their full bloom, the cherry blossom season has officially begun.
The renowned cherry trees in the capital have reached "stage 5-Puffy White," according to the National Park Service, which announced on Sunday that blossoms are beginning to appear.
In a post on X, NPS stated, "At this point, we are just waiting on them to open." "Next up comes Peak Bloom!"
"Signal Washington's beginning of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of delicate pink and white blossoms," according to the National Park Service (NPS), describing the famous blossoms that were a gift from Japan in 1912. The custom of hanami, or flower-looking, which involves people converging on parks and gardens to enjoy these delicate and lovely blossoms, is also where the celebration of the cherry blossoms, Japan's national flower, got its start.
Every year, millions of tourists rush to the capital to see the trees bloom as part of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, which honors these flowers and the arrival of warm weather. According to festival organizers and the office of Mayor Muriel Bowser, 1.6 million people traveled to D.C. and the surrounding areas during the cherry blossom season last year.
View images of Washington, D.C.'s cherry blossoms as they start to bloom:
