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Cherry Blossom Watch Begins: DC Cherry Trees Reach Stage 1

The Yoshino cherry trees around DC's Tidal Basin displayed green buds on a record-warm day

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Green buds are popping out of the beloved Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, marking the first stage toward seeing those fluffy, pale pink blossoms.

Thursday's unusually warm weather has apparently kicked D.C.'s cherry trees into blooming mode.

Green buds are popping out of the beloved Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin, marking the first stage toward seeing those fluffy, pale pink blossoms.

Temperatures reached a record 81Β° Thursday afternoon at DCA, beating the previous record of 78Β° set on Feb. 23 in 1874. Baltimore also broke its 1874 record of 78Β° to hit 79Β°, and Dulles reached 80Β° β€” breaking a record of 77Β° in 2017.

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