Submitted by FutureHendrixBetter t3_123l86w in washingtondc
I really don’t get what the hype is all about.
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giscard78 t1_jdv0y3d wrote
No-Lunch4249 t1_jdv1snb wrote
Yeah peak bloom lasts what, 3-5 days? I think we can be okay with 1% of the year having local social media really centering around the cherry blossoms
Appropriate-Ad-4148 t1_jdv2etu wrote
The National Mall is really impressive as a park on its' own with all the major sites, and when all these trees are at their peak bloom, it brings serious crowds.
People book hotel rooms for "Cherry Blossoms" because these few weeks around the peak bloom are just generally considered a good time to visit D.C. Then marketing picks up on it.
IndependentYoung3027 t1_jdv2khi wrote
They are pretty! The Combo of the flowers and the monuments is unique and gorgeous and represents spring. Spring in DC is my favorite.
anonymousprincess t1_jdv2p8w wrote
People want to act like they’re so cool and don’t get excited about pretty flowers on trees. But you go down there and you can’t deny it’s pretty damn beautiful. And then you have to fight the crowds to get back home and you’re like I’m never doing this again.
resdivinae t1_jdv303h wrote
They're pretty and they herald spring.
HanaBothWays t1_jdv3erv wrote
I am once again asking why some people post stuff on this sub just to start fights.
ahmc84 t1_jdv3s2h wrote
I agree. It wasn't that exciting of a TV show.
messmaker523 t1_jdv42xf wrote
Humans like to get excited over random shit. (Shoes with a swoosh thing, backpacks that say "supreme", a new video game, etc)
rlpw t1_jdv4pvk wrote
Idk it took me 15 min to bike from cap hill and then 15 min back 🤷🏽♂️ - I went in with the expectation there’d be crowds and was not bothered. Probably cause I was enjoying the great weather with the thousands of people there.
swampoodler t1_jdv5o99 wrote
What’s really not hype is the state of the sidewalks around the tidal basin.
For such a big tourist spot you’d think that NPS would actually take care of it.
celj1234 t1_jdv6gil wrote
They look good for instagram
sprint113 t1_jdvahxm wrote
They announced a plan to repair/redesign the Tidal Basin last year though it seems to be a pretty major project since it's addressing the failing seawall, so it'll probably be a couple years before we see the results.
marzgirl99 t1_jdvc2sj wrote
They’re pretty and you don’t see them very often
DJNickiBlake t1_jdvl0eu wrote
It’s all explained in this song by DC’s own Middle Distance Runner Cherry Blossom Bop.
HamG0d t1_jdvpzz9 wrote
Why do you assume that was their intentions? I read it and thought they were really curious.
HanaBothWays t1_jdvq6qm wrote
There have been a lot of posts asking more or less the same question in this sub in the past few days.
JonesBoyFan2018 t1_jdvrij9 wrote
They are the true definition of something that is overhyped.
Wyremills t1_jdw4qt5 wrote
When properly prepared with other secret ingredients they are said to provide immortality.
MFoy t1_jdycexa wrote
Lost in all this is the historical significance, that the trees were gifts from Japan to welcome peace between our countries. The first tree was planted by President Taft’s wife. Most of the original 1,800 Yoshimi Cherry trees are still alive, but more were propagated from the original trees to fill in along the rest of the Tidal Basin.
In fact, the original grove in Japan that our Cherry trees were taken from was damaged in WWII, so Japanese Arborists took cuttings from the DC trees to rebuild the grove in the early 1950s.
The Japanese gave another gift of cherry trees in the 1960s, and after a flood in the 1980s, DC gave more cuttings back to Japan. Cuttings are consistently passed back and forth from the original lineage of trees in order to ensure their genetic purity.
ft_wanderer t1_je00dst wrote
I think the cherry blossoms that bloom a couple weeks later are a lot more spectacular.
Hmmletmec t1_jdv0uki wrote
>I really don’t get what the hype is all about.
They're pretty and limited. It's not terribly complicated.