A reader sent in these photos of the Cherry Blossom trees blooming in Central Park, and the photos were just taken yesterday—in January. While we're used to seeing cherry blossom trees blooming in April or May, it seems winter blooms are becoming more and more normal. This happened last year, too, and even earlier, in December.
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The Cherry Blossoms Are Blooming In The Winter... Again
The Cherry Blossoms Have Arrived (And Will Soon Be Leaving)
Just like that, Cherry Blossom Season is almost behind us. Almost. This weekend the Brooklyn Botanic Garden will be hosting their annual cherry blossom festival, which typically marks the end of Hanami (the Japanese cultural tradition of enjoying each moment of the cherry blossom season!).
Spring Has Sprung At Brooklyn Botanic Garden
While you won't find any cherry blossoms blooming in these photos, they do show evidence that things are happening. Big things. Nature things. Pretty, growing things. Check out the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's Flickr for more photos of what's happening over there. We checked in with them to get a status update on when the cherry blossoms are expected to bloom this year, and will update when we hear back. Currently the map shows no action, but their annual Hanami celebration (typically showcasing the cherry blossoms) begins on April 2nd (and runs through May 1st).
Cherry Blossom Trees In Bloom... In December!
Usually we don't see cherry blossoms until April or May in these parts... but today the Brooklyn Botanic Garden is reporting that some of their cherry trees are in bloom right now. Yes, in December!
Cherry Blossoms Past Peak For Annual Festival
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is readying for their Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival this weekend, but their star has already faded. The cherry blossom trees are now past peak, thanks to a burst of warm weather that prematurely pushed them to peak early on in the season.
Will There Be Any Blooms At The Cherry Blossom Fest?
As we've already mentioned, the cherry blossoms have already been blooming around the city—but will their early arrival put a damper on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's annual Sakura Matsuri festival? The fest isn't until May 1st, but their map is showing that all of the trees are currently in peak bloom! After that, it's post peak doom, with petals only covering the ground.
Cherry Blossoms Bloom Throughout the City
It seems like the Cherry Blossoms at Brooklyn Botanic Garden just started blooming, but now their map is showing the trees at peak bloom. Brownstoner points to the Garden's Twitter and notes "the recent heat wave has brought out the cherry blossoms slightly ahead of schedule." Last year we talked to the folks at BBG, who told us about the progression of the short viewing season, noting that "different cherries bloom at different times and the timing is all up to Mother Nature."
Cherry Blossoms Peaking at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
It's Sakura Matsuri time at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden--aka the annual cherry blossom festival--today and tomorrow. With over 100 cherry trees in full bloom, there are many events for visitors to enjoy, including taiko drumming, traditional tea ceremonies, origami folding workshops, instruction on drawing manga characters and many musical performances. Plus, the festivities are happening rain or shine.
Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Cherry Blossom Time Lapse
In time for this weekend's Sakura Matsuri (cherry blossom) Festival at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, the BBG's web manager Dave Allen created this video using photographs taken every 3 minutes between April 18 and April 26, 2008 (there were over 3,000!).
Map of the Day: Cherry Blossom Status
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden has yet again set up their ever-changing map showing "the approximate positions of every Prunus specimen in the Cherry Esplanade, Cherry Walk, Cherry Cultivars Area and Japanese Garden and its current blossom status." Only five have bloomed so far, the others showing buds but no petals just yet (picture of pre-bloom). Last year the garden was bursting with color around the end of April.
Nice, eh?
Don't forget that the Sakura Matsuri Cherry Blossom Festival is going on all weekend at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden!
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