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National Cherry Blossom Festival U.S National Mall and Memorial Parks National Park Service National Cherry Blossom Festival U.S. Department of the Interior Gatehouse CONSTITUTION AVE NW 50 50 1 CONSTITUTION AVE NW 66 Lock Keeper’s German-American W Future site of Vietnam House National Museum of W Vietnam Veterans Friendship Garden N Veterans Memorial Center Memorial African American National Museum of National Museum of N ST History and Culture Natural History National ST 56 Signers of the W American History Sculpture Vietnam N Declaration of H TH Garden T Y BACON DR Women’s Independence Memorial 2 7 1 Memorial ST WASHINGTON Arts of Three MAD ISON DR NW HENR Constitution MONUMENT Peace Servicemen TH closed indefinitely Gardens 7 1 Jefferson Pier Marker T T S S Smithsonian Castle LINCOLN World War II Henry T HE MALL H S Dillon Ripley Center statue R e fl e c t i n g P o o l T MEMORIAL Memorial Monument Carousel Hirshhorn 15TH Lodge 14 Sculpture Closed Garden road JEFFERSON DR SW SMITHSONIAN Downing Urn Arts of Arts Korean War NATIONAL MALL Freer Hirshhorn INGTON War Haupt Garden and RIAL 1 Gallery Museum ARL O Veterans Memorial Industries MEM E of Art RIDG DC War Memorial B Sackler INDEPENDENCE AVE SW L Forest Service Gallery KUTZ BRIDGE Information Center INDEP L ENDENC E AVE RG P African Art SW E John Ericsson Memorial W E S T Japanese Lantern US Holocaust Museum RAOU W and First Cherry Memorial Museum S Tree Planting C ST SW ALLENB P O T OMAC R 7TH ST SW D W C ST SW Martin Luther N P ARK I King, Jr. Memorial S A L’ENFANT B Tidal Basin PLAZA T S E D ST SW W Welcome Area TIDAL BASIN L’ENFANT Water Taxi PLAZA Franklin Delano ANT PROMENADE SW Roosevelt Memorial THOMAS F ’EN W L JEFFERSON S Japanese MEMORIAL T 695 S Pagoda W S R 4TH BENJAMIN D 1 BANNEKER N I PARK S D A B I First Air Mail E S G T T ID 7TH ST SW R Flight S BR IC A E E T P S O CA F O V I C R O G O I L T H N U IO George Mason I M D A R Memorial B O S MAINE A 395 W IA W M A East Potomac TER ST SWVE SW E Tennis Center A RIDG W B E A IAL C IDG Bus turn W R S S B Cuban E around R H L ) D S Friendship DG MEMOR E I E I RIA Y O IDG Urn BR E N L K A C BR I G MEMT BU MASON E T EAU B O ORG MEMOR E G TH STREE JR N (14 Cherry Trees in National ROCHAM AMS I LL I W O C D H Mall and Memorial Parks I O H D LAND R A R A S W N Yoshino N (Prunus x yedoensis) R E The most common cherry, comprising 70% of all trees. L I E AST POT O MAC V Kwanzan P A R K (Prunus serrulata ‘Kwanzan’) E Blooms 10 to 14 days after the Yoshinos. Showy, pink flowers. R Takesimensis Cherry O H (Prunus Takesimensis) I O Found near Hains Point. More flood tolerant than other varieties. D R S W O Afterglow H IO (Prunus x yedoensis ‘Afterglow’) DR An early-bloomer bearing clouds of showy pink flowers. S W Visitor Services Autumn Flowering (Prunus Subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’) Parking First Aid Blooms throughout the year on Washington Monument grounds. Accessible Parking Food Weeping Water Taxi Picnic Tables (Prunus Subhirtella ‘Pendula’) Drooping growth pattern. Restrooms Akebono Circulator Bus Capital Bikeshare (Prunus x yedoensis ‘Akebono’) Cherry Blossom A hybrid of the Yoshino, found near the John Ericsson Memorial. Bike Parking Festival Shuttle Stop Sargent Information Ranger-Lead (Prunus sargentii) Blossom Talk Planted individually on East Potomac Park. Deep pink flowers. Gift Shop Performance Stage Usuzumi Book Store Junior Ranger Activities (Prunus spachiana ‘Ascendens’) Point of Interest Branches reach upward in a ‘V’ with a flat top. Fugenzo (Prunus serrulata ‘Fugenzo’) Metrorail System Distinguished by their double pink flowers. Station Name Red line Green line Shirofugen Orange line Yellow line (Prunus serulata ‘Shirofugen’) Blue line Silver line One of the last cherries to bloom. Flowers are large and white. HAINS POINT Okame (Prunus x ‘Okame’) 0 0.25 Kilometer A small, round headed cherry which blooms with bright pink flowers. 0 0.25 Mile National Mall and Memorial Parks National Park Service National Cherry Blossom Festival U.S. Department of the Interior Enjoy a Beautiful Tradition Inspired by a visit to Japan in 1885, Eliza Scidmore – writer, editor, and The trees are a living symbol of the friendship between Japan and the lecturer for the National Geographic Society – worked to get cherry United States. Beginning in 1982 and as recently as 2011, cuttings of trees planted along the Potomac River. First Lady Helen Taft embraced original trees have been sent to Japan to retain the genetic lineage. the idea which led to the gift of over 3,000 trees from Japan to the Crowds gather to see the majesty of the cherry trees in bloom, enjoying United States. Japanese Viscountess Iwa Chinda joined First Lady Taft to a magical springtime moment when a walk near the trees feels like a plant the first cherry trees along the shore of the Tidal Basin in a simple walk in the clouds. ceremony in 1912. Explore the Festival with a Park Ranger Daily Programs March 15 through April 9 Cherry Blossom Talks NATIONAL Daily: 10 am, 12 pm, 2 pm, 4 pm, 6 pm Meet at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Plaza Daily: 11 am, 1 pm, 3 pm, 5 pm Meet in front of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Bookstore FESTIVAL EVENTS Junior Bloomin’ Ranger OPENING CEREMONY Daily: 10 am to 6 pm (March 15 to April 2) March 25, 2017, 5 to 6:30 pm Complete an activity booklet to earn a Cherry Blossom Festival junior Warner Theatre, 513 13th Street, NW ranger badge. Booklets are available at NPS kiosks throughout the park. BLOSSOM KITE FESTIVAL Special Programs April 1, 2017, 10 am – 4:30 pm Washington Monument Grounds near 17th Street, NW and Lantern Walk Constitution Avenue Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays March 17, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26, 31, April 1, 2, 7, 8 (no walk April 9) NATIONAL CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL PARADE 8 to 10 pm April 8, 2017, 10 am to Noon Meet at National Park Service Information Tent in the Tidal Basin Constitution Avenue – From 7th to 17th streets, NW Welcome Area. Bring your flashlight for an evening stroll. SAKURA MATSURI JAPANESE STREET FESTIVAL Run with a Ranger April 8, 2017, 10:30 am to 6 pm Saturdays, March 18, 25, April 1, and 8 Pennsylvania Ave, NW (between 9th and 14th Streets) 9 to 10 am Meet at the Washington Monument Lodge on 15th Street, NW ANACOSTIA RIVER FESTIVAL Join a ranger on a ~3.5 mile, 1 hr. run to learn about the cherry trees. April 9th, 2017, 1 to 5 pm Anacostia Park, Anacostia Drive & Good Hope Road, SE Pups ‘n’ Petals Dog Walk Saturdays and Sundays SOUTHWEST WATERFRONT FIREWORKS FESTIVAL March 18, 19, 25, 26, April 1, 2, and 8 (no walk April 9) April 15, 2017 2 to 4 pm 2 – 9:30 pm, District Wharf – 600-650 Water Street, SW Meet at the Thomas Jefferson Memorial near East Basin Drive 6 – 9 pm, Titanic Memorial, Southwest Waterfront Park Take your pet for a walk among the cherry trees. Dogs must be leashed. Fireworks display 8:30 pm (weather permitting) Cherry Bike Tours Saturdays March 18, 25, April 1, and 8 1 to 4 pm Meet at the Lincoln Memorial Plaza Bring your own bike, helmet and water for a leisurely ride Meet Paddles with Rangers exploring the history of the Cherry Blossoms. Beavers cut down trees to build their Birds and Blooms homes. ‘Paddles’ does too but he Saturdays March 18, 25, April 1, and 8 never cuts down trees or damages 7:30 to 9 am things in national parks. He knows that Meet at the World War II Memorial Contact Station parks are special places. He respects the Bring your binoculars to discover the birds of the National Mall. rules so that everyone can enjoy the beauty and history of parks for years to come. For a full list of park events see: nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/calendar At the Cherry Blossom Festival Paddles wants For more infomation on the Festival see: you to know that climbing on the trees, picking www.nps.gov/cherry blossoms, and walking on the roots hurts trees. Please resist temptation like Paddles and keep Follow us at @NationalMallNPS our trees healthy! ‘Paddles’ Stages of the Cherry Blossom Florets Visable Peduncle Elongation Puffy White Full Bloom.
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