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| Early morning fog mutes the color of cherry blossoms on Washington’s famous cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial, Monday, March 27, 2017. This year’s bloom was different from in the past because cold weather killed half of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees just as they were reaching their peak. The National Park Service says on its website that peak bloom was reached Saturday, March 25, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) |
A mild winter followed by a spate of cold weather in Washington, made its mark on the city’s cherry blossoms, but the annual festival delighted first-time visitors on Sunday. The cherry blossom trees were a gift from Japan to the United States in 1912. The cherry blossom trees currently grow in three National Park Service locations, including the Tidal Basin, Hains Point and on the Washington Monument grounds.
The cold weather killed half of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees just as they were reaching their peak. The National Park Service says on its website that peak bloom was reached Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Source: Reuters/AP)
The cold weather killed half of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees just as they were reaching their peak. The National Park Service says on its website that peak bloom was reached Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Source: Reuters/AP)
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| People walk along the Tidal Basin as Cherry Blossoms bloom in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Zach Gibson/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| Early morning fog mutes the color of cherry blossoms on Washington’s famous cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial, Monday, March 27, 2017. This year’s bloom was different from in the past because cold weather killed half of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees just as they were reaching their peak. The National Park Service says on its website that peak bloom was reached Saturday, March 25, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) |
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| People take pictures near the Tidal Basin as cherry blossoms bloom in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Zach Gibson/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| People walk under blooming cherry blossom trees in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) |
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| Cherry blossoms bloom at the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Zach Gibson/AFP/Getty Images) |
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| A woman smells the cherry blossom flowers blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, March 25, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) |
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| Early morning fog mutes the color of cherry blossoms on Washington’s famous cherry trees surrounding the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial, Monday, March 27, 2017. This year’s bloom was different from in the past because cold weather killed half of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees just as they were reaching their peak. The National Park Service says on its website that peak bloom was reached Saturday, March 25, 2017. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) |
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| Cherry blossoms are seen as they start blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, March 25, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) |
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| A girl poses for photo on the cherry blossom tree blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, March 25, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) |
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| Puppies are shown in a photo with cherry blossom flowers blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, March 25, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) |
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| People take a selfie with blooming cherry tress and the Washington Monument in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) |
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| People walk under blooming cherry trees along the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 26, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters) |
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| A squirrel sits in a cherry blossom tree at peak bloom at the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 25, 2017. Despite the late season freeze that damaged half of the cherry blossoms, people are out in the warm weather to see the annual bloom. (Shawn Thew/EPA) |
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| Tourists enjoy the cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin in Washington, March 25, 2017. dtf) (Yin Bogu/Xinhua via ZUMA Wire) |
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| A girl poses for photo on the cherry blossom tree blooming near the Washington Monument in Washington, March 25, 2017. (Yuri Gripas/Reuters) |
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