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Will There Be Any Blooms At The Cherry Blossom Fest?
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Jen Carlson
Published Apr 21, 2010
Modified Apr 21, 2010
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As we've already mentioned, the cherry blossoms have already been blooming around the city—but will their early arrival put a damper on the Brooklyn Botanic Garden's annual Sakura Matsuri festival? The fest isn't until May 1st, but their map is showing that all of the trees are currently in peak bloom! After that, it's post peak doom, with petals only covering the ground.
According to the Brooklyn Paper, the perfect window to view the trees will be closed by the event. One landscape architect told them, “I’m literally panicking for them about the timing of the festival. These buds look beautiful now, but they won’t be perfect by May 1. It’s a shame. They guessed wrong.”
The date is chosen a year prior to the event, for planning purposes, and the director of horticulture at the garden told the paper, “We’re losing petals. But that’s just what Mother Nature chose." So don't get your hopes up flower fans.
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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