A cherry blossom festival and an international park are two places to enjoy the peak blooms of the cherry blossom in AL

Washington D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, have begun blooming and are only step away from peak bloom, as per the NPS.

Cherry blossom season has arrived in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers can be seen on thousands of trees as peak bloom approaches.

Springtime means cherry blossoms in the nation's capital. On a recent breezy morning, with peak bloom still two days away, the Tidal Basin was packed with both blossoms and visitors.

As peak bloom inches closer in the District, the city’s iconic Yoshino cherry trees are starting to show open blossoms. “It’s been a gray day around the Tidal Basin. While most of the cherry blossoms remain in Stage 5: Puffy White,

Cherry blossom season has returned to Washington, D.C., where the blooming trees are bringing pink and white flowers to the spring scenery of the National Mall.

The peak occurred several days earlier than the long-term average, as human-caused climate warming hastens the onset of spring flowering.

Thousands of blooming cherry blossom trees in the nation’s capital are showing white and pink petals, and Washington D.C. residents are glad spring is back.