Kenichiro Sasae Ambassador of Japan and Muriel Bowser Mayor of the District of Columbia at The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony in Washington, D.C. USA 2017

            Kenichiro Sasae Ambassador of Japan and Muriel Bowser Mayor of the District of Columbia at The National Cherry Blossom Festival Opening Ceremony in Washington, D.C. USA 2017

The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C. USA

The 2017 event marks the 90th anniversary of the first festival and the 105th anniversary of Japan's tree gift
 
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C. commemorating the March 27, 1912 gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo City Japan to the city of Washington

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is known as the Nation’s Greatest Springtime Celebration!

Images are from the first weekend on The National Cherry Blossom Festival 

National Park Service NPS predicted peak bloom March 19th  thru 22nd 2017
 
Photos were taken while the cherry blossom trees were in the sixth of six stages of blooming called Peak Bloom which happened on March 25th 2017

* Approximately half of the Yoshino blossoms were lost due to a late frost that occurred March 14-16, 2017

Puffy white and peak bloom are defined as when 70% of the surviving blossoms reach those stages

Average peak bloom date is April 4th

Extraordinary warm or cool temperatures have resulted in peak bloom as early as March 15 (1990) and as late as April 18 (1958)
 
Peak bloom dates occurred on:
2017 March 25th 
2016 March 25th
2015 April 10th
2014 April 10th
2013 April 9th
2012 March 20th
2011 March 29th
2010 March 31st
2009 April 1st
2008 March 29th 
2007 April 1st
2006 March 30th
2005 April 9th
2004 March 31st
2003 April 2nd
2002 April 2nd 
2001 April 6th
2000 March 17th
1999 April 5th 
1998 March 27th
1997 March 26th 
1996 April 4th 
1995 April 2nd 
1994 April 5th 
1993 April 11th 
1992 April 5th 
1991 March 29th 

Origins of the cherry trees in DC:
Viscountess Chinda was the wife of the Japanese ambassador. She and Mrs. Taft planted the first two cherry trees at the Tidal Basin March 27th 1912
The ceremony of planting these trees grew into the National Cherry Blossom Festival
This special part of history is celebrated through many events and is also commemorated with a large, bronze plaque at the site of the first planting

Also of importance is Dr. David Fairchild, a prominent botanist who planted the first cherry trees in D.C. 
 

WASHINGTON DC history

Washington, D.C. formally the District of Columbia is the capital of the United States of America since July 16, 1790

The state of Maryland donated land to create what is now known as Washington, D.C.

Virginia had also donated land which was returned to Virgina in 1846

Washington, D.C. is not in a state but there is a movement for statehood which would have the name of the 51st state as New Columbia

The United States of America declared independance from Great Britain in 1776

Video taken while Donald Trump was in office at The White House as President of The United States of America

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Japanese Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae said at a press conference on March 02, 2017  "I don't need to say, 'Make this cherry blossom festival great again,' because it's already great."

 
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Washington, D.C. District of Columbia, (New Columbia state), The United States of America USA country, North America continent
Saturday March 25th 2017‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬
   

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Taken on: March 25, 2017

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