Cherry blossoms reached their first stage today! Green buds!

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This is 8 days ahead of last year. They'll probably move through another stage or two through next week before a cold snap slows them down in about 10 days. Our peak bloom date prediction is still around March 24.

It's starting! Our favorite sign of spring - the Yoshino cherry trees reached green bud today, the first of six stages on the way to peak bloom. 🌸/🌸🌸🌸🌸🌸
Learn more about the blossoms: www.nps.gov/cherry

https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/index.htm