This easy 2.1-mile loop takes you through natural and cultural treasures. Circling the Tidal Basin, this trail provides views most in accordance with the tradition of hanami (blossom viewing). The puffy white blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees abound creating a cloud-like effect.

Feb 3, 2025 · The famous trees, a gift of Japan in 1912, signal Washington's beginning of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of pale pink and white blossoms.

1 day ago · The cherry blossoms that line the iconic Washington, D.C., waterfront are days away from reaching peak bloom, according to the National Park Service. The blossoms surrounding D.C.'s Tidal Basin ...

8 hours ago · Images show buds unfurling on cherry trees around Tidal Basin, where flowering branches create some dazzling views in the foreground of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial ...

Aug 26, 2024 · Yoshino cherries produce many single white blossoms that create the effect of white clouds around the Tidal Basin. Known as Somei-yoshino in Japan, Yoshinos are a hybrid first introduced in Tokyo in 1872. Now, Yoshinos are one of …

Mar 19, 2024 · WASHINGTON – The famed cherry blossoms around D.C.'s Tidal Basin are in peak bloom this week, but for 158 of the trees, it will be their last bloom. The trees will be cut down later this...

11 hours ago · The peak bloom date is "defined as the period when 70% of the Yoshino Cherry blossoms are open," according to the park service. About 3,800 cherry trees grow around the Tidal Basin and National Mall.

Peak bloom is when 70% of the iconic cherry blossoms open on the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC. The full blooming period lasts from several days to up to two weeks, depending on weather conditions.

3 days ago · When will the cherry blossoms bloom in Washington, D.C., this year? Peak bloom occurs when 70% of the blossoms of the Yoshino cherry trees, the most common type along the Tidal Basin, are open.

Mar 11, 2025 · Small green buds are now appearing on the Yoshino Cherry trees along the Tidal Basin. The “Green Buds” stage is stage one, followed by “Florets Visible” at stage two and “Peak Bloom” at stage six – the final stage.