Cherry trees are expected to start blooming around New York City in the coming days and weeks. Here’s where to see them.
Cherry trees are expected to start blooming around New York City in the coming days and weeks. Here’s where to see them.
Cherry trees are expected to start blooming around New York City in the coming days and weeks. Here’s where to see them.
After months of dreary weather and bare branches, we are finally approaching cherry blossom season in New York City.
This means that tens of thousands of ornamental cherry trees around the city will start bursting with white and pink petals and bloom for about a month, drawing thousands of people outside to enjoy them.
Here’s an overview of what kind of cherry blossoms are in New York City, when they’ll bloom and where you can find them.
When is peak cherry blossom season?
Most of New York’s cherry trees are in bloom by mid-April, though certain types bloom earlier or later. Once a tree starts blooming, it’ll hold its blossoms for about 10 days.
When, exactly, each tree begins to flower can be hard to predict, and depends on the temperature and the amount of daylight it receives.
As winters in New York have become shorter and more mild, the city’s cherry trees are blooming a little earlier than they did a decade ago, said Shauna Moore, the director of horticulture at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.