US EditionCherry Blossom Watch 2026: Is It Peak Bloom Yet?
The National Park Service forecasts peak bloom from March 29 to April 1 due to a cold winter delaying cherry blossom development at the Tidal Basin, with 3,800 trees in bloom.
- On Thursday the National Park Service predicted peak bloom will occur between March 29 and April 1 after superintendent Kevin Griess retrieved the dates from an ice sculpture.
- Following an unusually cold, snowy winter, NPS based its later forecast on the indicator tree, long-range forecasts, and historical records.
- Districtwide, about 3,800 cherry trees frame the Tidal Basin and Mall, with Bloom Fest at Jefferson Memorial's south lawn, and seawall work removed 300 trees with 400 planned replacements.
- Predicting the dates helps tourists and businesses schedule trips, as over 1.6 million visitors came last year and WMATA is preparing for crowds with 20,000 themed Smart Trip cards.
- Officials said Japan will donate 250 trees to the District, and Griess noted descendants of 'Stumpy' will be planted at the Tidal Basin.
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It’s a prediction eagerly awaited in DC each year as spring approaches, and the National Park Service obliged today with a projection that peak bloom for the Tidal Basin’s cherry trees will occur between March 29 and April 1.
Cherry blossom watch 2026: Is it peak bloom yet?
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DC Cherry Blossom peak bloom announced
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Park Service announced the cherry blossom trees around the tidal basin in Washington, D.C., are expected to reach peak bloom between March 29 and April 1. It was an eventful announcement, as Dr. Kevin Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, National Park Service, had to break through an ice sculpture to retrieve a cherry blossom-shaped card with the prediction dates on it. Griess said i…
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