It depends both on the number of infected people, and those needing intensive medical care.

The National Park Service announced today that the District’s famed cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom between March 24-31, corresponding almost perfectly with the centennial edition of the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

National Park Service Chief Horticulturalist Rob DeFeo, cherry blossom prognosticator extraordinaire, delivered the good news this morning: the peak bloom period for our city’s famous cherry trees will be between March 29 and April 3.