Cherry blooms still not at peak

WASHINGTON— The cherry blossoms still are not at their peak, the National Park Service says.

Fifty percent of the puffy white blooms along the Tidal Basin of the Potomac River had opened on Wednesday.

The Park Service Thursday said the peak bloom — when 70 percent of the blooms are open — could occur Thursday, March 24 but most likely will be Friday, March 25.

The Park Service plans to check the trees after 2 p.m. Thursday.

Of course, with so many already in bloom, it may be worth a trip to the waterfront.

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Colleen Kelleher

Colleen Kelleher is an award-winning journalist who has been with WTOP since 1996. Kelleher joined WTOP as the afternoon radio writer and night and weekend editor and made the move to WTOP.com in 2001. Now she works early mornings as the site's Senior Digital Editor.

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