A Viewing Guide for the UW Cherry Blossoms

Spring is popping off—and we don’t just mean with your sinuses. While Skagit Valley prepares to welcome tons of tulip tiptoers next month, the University of Washington dusts off its red-brick footpaths right blooming now. It’s cherry blossom time.

What is it?

Less a festival and more an annual happening that everyone just seems to know about, the blooming of UW’s 29 cherry blossom trees in and around the quad always draws a crowd. Well, except for the last couple of years when the university specifically asked people to stay away for social distancing purposes.

When?

Cherry blossoms are frighteningly fickle and fleeting, only lasting for a couple of weeks. According to

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