This year, the cherry blossom is taking its course away from the crowd. After canceling the Cherry Blossom festival, the city of Washington DC decided to close two subway stations (Smithsonian and Arlington Cemetery) this weekend to deter groups of spectators who would like to travel to admire the show.
Stuck behind your computer, you can keep track of flowering thanks to the parks and photographers who, while keeping their distance, can take the time of a photograph or a video.
The Bloom Cam Live
For the first time, the association "The Trust for the National Mall ” films, directly, the National Mall and the flowering of the cherry trees. On their site, we can follow, day after day, the change of flowers and the coloring of the Tidal basin thanks to the company "EarthCam" who donated a camera.
The Cherry Blossom Watch
The site is visited a lot every year, to follow the flowering of cherry trees in Washington DC and find the latest information published by the National Park Service and the Washington Post. Photographer David Coleman animates this site with magnificent photographs of trees in bloom, published daily.
The National Mall Twitter account
The cherry trees are officially at peak bloom! For a spectacular live look at the Tidal Basin ringed in white and pink, check out the new #BloomCam, courtesy of our friends @TheNationalMall and @CherryBlossFest. Look in any time at https://t.co/vBYY3Qgj4d. #BloomWatch pic.twitter.com/PRsyOJ2Xdv
– National Mall NPS (@NationalMallNPS) March 20, 2020
As usual, eyes are on the National Mall Twitter account which gives, in real time, the level of flowering of the cherry trees in its park. The agents also announced the "peak”Between March 21 and 24, 2020, much earlier than in previous years!
The Cherry Blossom in postcards
Can’t get to DC for #cherryblossom season? Let postcards in the #HouseCollection send the blossoms to you. #VirtualVisit https://t.co/ohkXcKtQbY pic.twitter.com/j4IAKMJu2A
– U.S. House History (@USHouseHistory) March 20, 2020
TheUS House History, the twitter account of the “House of Representative”, offers to see the cherry blossom through postcards from the Capitol Archives. Find a great collection of maps online to discover the capital of yesteryear.
