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Washington’s famous cherry blossom trees hit peak bloom.  The National Park Service (NPS) announced late Sunday morning that the trees around the Tidal Basin reached their final blooming stage.  “The cherry trees have reached peak bloom after temps well above average last week sped us through the final stages of the blossom cycle – just four days from stage...

This phase, puffy white, is the penultimate step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

This phase, extension of florets, is the latest step in the Yoshino cherry trees’ six blooming phases.

The famous cherry blossom trees around D.C.’s Tidal Basin have entered the second phase of their blooming cycle, the National Park Service (NPS) announced Tuesday. NPS said that the Yoshino cherry blossom trees are at florets visible, the second of six stages culminating in peak bloom. The NPS predicts the cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom in less than...

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Amelia Draper explains how weather affects the timing of the cherry blossoms’ peak bloom.

Meteorologist Amelia Draper predicts it will be about another month before the cherry blossoms bloom.

D.C.’s famous cherry blossoms reached stage four of six on Thursday in their journey to peak bloom, according to the National Park Service. Stage four is known as peduncle elongation, which is the last stage before you see petals. This indicates the blossoms will reach peak bloom within the next eight days, on average, the Park Service said. This...

Spring comes early this year, and so will the cherry blossoms! The peak bloom projection for the cherry blossoms on the National Mall has moved up to March 21-24, according to the National Park Service. Peak bloom is defined as the day when 70% of the Yoshino cherry blossoms are open, according to the NPS. The length of the blooming…

News4’s Aimee Cho shows the budding cherry blossom trees and reports advice for the upcoming National Cherry Blossom Festival.

Storm Team4’s Amelia Draper explains her prediction for when the iconic cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin in D.C. will be in peak bloom.