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A Gift from the Japanese The blooming of the cherry trees around the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C. has come to symbolize the natural beauty of our nation’s capital city. The famous trees, a gift from Japan in 1912, signal Washington’s rite of spring with an explosion of life and color that surrounds the Tidal Basin in a sea of pale pink and white blossoms. Thousands of city residents and visitors from across the nation and around the world come here to witness the spectacle, hoping that the trees will be at the peak of bloom for the Cherry Blossom Festival. 2010 Bloom Watch Average Peak Bloom Date: April 4 March 27-?*
For more information about the Cherry Blossom Festival visit, www.nationalcherryblossomfestival.org/ |
