Reply #14: Wow - found a news story

[bananas]

It says they're blooming by the zoo, but not at the tidal basin yet.
4 paragraphs from the story - there's also a video at the link:

http://wusa9.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=46368

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"I didn't expect to see them in January," said Carol Scott who was visiting from New York.

Some are blooming just across from the National Zoo on Connecticut Avenue. If we were to get cold, we'd probably lose the blossoms, but the tree will be just fine.
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Not to worry, the cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin aren't nearly ready to come out.

So why are the trees blooming upon Connecticut Avenue and not here at the Tidal Basin? Probably a couple of factors. One is the variety of tree. Different varieties of cherry trees have different bloom times. Also, the proximity of the trees to this body of water. The water at the tidal basin keeps daytime temperatures several degrees cooler than by the zoo and that can make a huge different when it comes time for a tree to bloom.
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