Cherry trees around Tidal Basin to bloom early due to warm weather – The GW Hatchet

The National Park Services predict D.C.’s cherry trees will reach peak bloom between March 22 and March 25, which could be the second-earliest bloom since 2013.

The NPS recorded visible florets – the second stage in trees’ spring bloom – on more than 70 percent of the trees around the Tidal Basin, the earliest since 2017. Since 1921, D.C.’s cherry trees along the Tidal Basin have typically reached peak bloom on April 4, but blooms have come early in 16 of the last 20 years, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

NPS spokesperson Mike Litterst said in an email last week that warmer temperatures “break” winter dormancy in flowering trees like…