WASHINGTON — The National Park Service聽predicts the cherry blossoms鈥� peak bloom dates to be April 11- 14 this year.
The park service announced the prediction during a news conference Tuesday morning.
Mike Litterst, NPS spokesman holding the sealed envelope w/ peak bloom date prediction
鈥� Jamie Forzato (@jamieforzato)
The peak bloom typically occurs , but the park service said earlier this week that it could happen later this year because of the .
鈥淐old weather from January to February 鈥� that鈥檚 really making us behind past years,鈥� said Michael Stachowicz, a turf management specialist with the National Park Service.
In 2014, peak bloom was April 10.聽It happened on March 20 back in 2012.
The 2015 Cherry Blossom Festival runs from March 20 through April 12.
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