Submitted by BookHistoria t3_116ms6j in washingtondc
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hooahguy t1_j97g2mf wrote
Definitely plum, the cherry blossom watchers are only seeing the very first buds start to come out now.
Edit, not plum, but not cherry either.
BookHistoria OP t1_j97t53i wrote
Ah, thank you!
1d0wn12g0 t1_j98acuu wrote
Looks like an Okame cherry.
[deleted] t1_j98c319 wrote
How pretty! 🌸
UnoStronzo t1_j98rlqw wrote
Location?
iLikeGreenTea t1_j98y0p5 wrote
Lovely plum blossoms!!!🥰
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Technicolor_Reindeer t1_j99bjw3 wrote
THIS IS FINE
mastershakeshack t1_j99dcbz wrote
ledroit park probably, theirs always come in weeks earlier than the tidal basin
harkuponthegay t1_j99h2h8 wrote
Are we sure these are plum blossoms?
If you look closely the petals look like they have the characteristic “notch” at their tips rather than being rounded like a plum blossom.
The pic is kind of blurry but the few buds I could make out also look pointed (cherry) and not round (plum).
Any botanists out there?
1d0wn12g0 t1_j99vvkz wrote
You are correct. These are okame cherries.
harkuponthegay t1_j99wcw0 wrote
I thought so— the cherry blossom watchers that the parent comment is referring to are only watching the cherries around the tidal basin that are traditionally a part of the “festival”— I don’t think they track all the cherry trees in the city, and some of these will be early/late bloomers.
1d0wn12g0 t1_j99wr2s wrote
Yes, you are absolutely correct.
As an avid lover of flowering trees, it drives me mad every spring seeing so many people being so r/confidentlyincorrect in regards to identifying photos.
womanintheattic t1_j9a29ou wrote
My thoughts exactly
hooahguy t1_j9a7pev wrote
I stand corrected. Someone else identified the early blossoming trees as plum so I went with that. Mea culpa lol
1d0wn12g0 t1_j9ab0c7 wrote
It's cool, I just get picky over these things.
You've definitely been seeing plum blossoms/japanese apricots blooming the past few weeks. They're on their way out now, and these Okames are just coming in. There can be a bit of overlap so sometimes its easy to mistake one for the other.
c_albicans t1_j9abtj1 wrote
I believe another way to tell the difference is that plum blossoms are fragrant while the cherry blossoms have no smell.
AGameOfTiddlywinks t1_j9acn4t wrote
Exactly my first thought. I used to live right next to the trees at 6th and Florida. Though I don't think this is them, given the building in the background.
Inevitable-Sundae619 t1_j9aeykl wrote
I have been using the Casey Trees Cherry Blossom Map to help me figure out which tree I am looking at. Not sure it's 100% accurate, but fun to play with. 🌸 https://caseytrees.org/2022/03/dc-cherry-blossom-map/
born_to_kvetch t1_j97bwrq wrote
Cherry or plum?
Either way, lovely photo.