Okame Cherry Blossoms

Fujifilm X100VI Sample Image. Photo by David Coleman - cherryblossomwatch.com

Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 15, 2026

Okame cherry blossoms are in full bloom; Yoshino cherry trees have reached stage 2 of 6; not much change in the saucer magnolias, and see how it looks at the Tidal Basin this morning.

Enid A Haupt Garden Saucer Magnolias Pink Buds Raindrops Washington DC United States. Photo by David Coleman - cherryblossomwatch.com

Cherry Blossom Watch Update: March 12, 2026

In today's edition: Saucer magnolias almost flowering; Okame cherry blossoms flowering; Yoshino cherry blossoms reach the green bud stage; and see how it looks this rainy/sleety/snowy morning at the Tidal Basin.

. Photo by David Coleman - cherryblossomwatch.com

Cherry or Plum? Cracking the Okame Blossom Mystery

Weeks before the Tidal Basin's Yoshinos open, DC's Okame cherry trees are already bursting into vivid pink. Here's where these early bloomers grow and the simple petal, stem, and bark tests that tell a cherry blossom from a flowering plum.

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Cherry Blossoms at the Tidal Basin in Washington DC. Photo by David Coleman - cherryblossomwatch.com

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