Cherry trees blossom in DC
I have been waiting to see the cherry trees blossom since I moved to DC. This spring ritual is one of the calling cards of the city. Every year at the end of March (or begining of April) the more than 3,700 cherry trees bloom along the Tidal Basin and hordes of people from everywhere come to see it happen. These cherry trees have no fruit but they remain a symbol of the ciry — enough to convince a class of kids that the cherry should be picked as the official fruit of the district.
We went to check out the National Cherry Blossom Festival and here is what we saw.
Click here for a short clip of cherry flowers that we also shot today.
April 1st, 2006 at 8:30 pm
Beautiful
April 2nd, 2006 at 3:42 pm
Beautiful, indeed! In the video it seems like it’s snowing with petals. Is that a fact or it’s just an effect of the camera?
April 3rd, 2006 at 8:10 am
Snowing petals was the point of the video. There was just no other way to show that.
May 7th, 2007 at 9:50 pm
NO WORDS TO SAY, NEVER BEEN THERE BUT I LOVE TREES. PLEASE PROTECT THEM AND PLANT MORE, AND MORE. HELP THE NATURE SURVIVE, RESPCT IT!THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!