This year the Washington Sakura will bloom earlier than usual: where to look

The National Sakura Blossom Festival in Washington, DC, annually attracts 1,5 a million people who want to admire the trees in soft pink color.

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However, the Japanese cherry blossom peak - the day when 70% of all flowers bloom - will likely occur earlier this year than in previous years, reports Thrillist.

The National Park Service (NPS) predicts that the peak level of cherry blossoms in Washington this year will be observed from 17 to March 20. This is partly due to the excess of typical average temperatures in February. Under normal conditions, the peak of flowering in Washington is observed in the last week of March or the first week of April.

The flowering period of sakura is about two weeks (from the first flowering to the shedding of petals from the tree). Thus, every year there is a relatively narrow “window” when you can see trees in full bloom.

However, sakura flowers are very sensitive to cold, early flowering in 2017, faced with frost, which destroyed about half of the flowers.

You can see the flowering of Japanese cherry in Washington in the city center:

• Tidal pool (Tidal basin in west potomac park);
• Park East potomac;
• National Mall.

About three thousand trees donated by the mayor of Tokyo to Washington in 1912 are growing here. Sakura was brought 106 years ago - as a symbol of friendship between Japan and the United States. Then the first two trees near the Tidal Basin were planted by the First Lady Helen Taft and the wife of the Ambassador of Japan, Vizkauntes Chinda.

This year National Sakura Blossom Festival in Washington will take place from March 20 to May 15.

Key events include:

• March 24 – opening ceremony;
• March 31 - kite festival;
• April 14 - festive “cherry” parade.

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To get to the center, see, take a picture of sakura and not be disappointed, follow a few simple tips:

1. Forget about personal transport during the festival, otherwise a few hours in traffic jams and irritation are guaranteed.
2. Metro station closest to cherry blossoms Smithsonian, accordingly, it will also be the most crowded. Better get off at the stations L'Enfant Plaza, Federal Triangle, Foggy Bottom and take a little walk.
3. Getting around the city at this time is best by bike - you can to rent;
4. Do not miss the shuttle: its route is from the Thomas Jefferson Memorial along the park East potomac;
5. Remember: early in the morning and late in the evening the Sakura is just as beautiful, but there are much fewer tourists near it;
6. Change your usual routes and visit alternative parks, sakura blooms there too, but less crowded: National Arbotrium, Stanton park or Anacostia Park.
7. And do not forget about the restaurants, where at this time there will be a special “Cherry” menu.

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