Cherry Blossom season is officially here at Central Park

Charline Charles
·1 min read

MANHATTAN. N.Y. (PIX11) — Cherry blossom season is here.

The first blooms of the season are unfurling at the Great Lawn inside Central Park, bringing the cherished views of spring, the park shared.

The Higan cherry trees are found on the Great Lawn, and the flowers are slightly transprarent with white-to-pink flowers. These trees can bloom twice in one season and they bloom from late fall to early spring, according to the park.

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The cherry trees are a must-see, and while spring is still a few weeks away, New Yorkers can track the blooms at Central Park with the interactive Cherry Blossom Tracker Map.

According to the map, the rest of the park’s cherry blossoms are currently in pre-peak.

The Central Park Cherry Blossom Tracker Map offers the following:

  • Where to Go: Based on six key locations, whether east or west of the Reservoir, overlooking Cherry Hill, or just south of the Great Lawns

  • When to Go: Based on the Conservancy’s color-coded system outlining what areas are pre-peak, peak and post-peak

  • What to See: From the graceful weeping boughs of the Higan to the delicate white blooms of the Yoshino

Charline Charles is a digital journalist from Brooklyn who has covered local news along with culture and arts in the New York City area since 2019. She joined PIX11 News in 2022. See more of her work here.

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