Cherry blossom season has arrived in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers dot thousands of trees around the city as this year’s peak bloom approaches.

The iconic cherry blossoms of Washington, D.C., are on the verge of their annual bloom. The cherry blossom trees, gifted to the United States by Japan over a century ago, symbolize the enduring friendship between the two nations,

Washington D.C.'s famed blossoms, a gift of Japan in 1912, have begun blooming and are only step away from peak bloom, as per the NPS.