Cherry Blossom Festival Braves On With Diminished Blooms

BALTIMORE (WJZ) —Washington’s cherry blossom festival is still underway, only it’s pretty much over for the actual blossoms.
That’s because the weather that brought early blooms also produced a sudden bust.
On March 1, instead of the usual freezing wind blowing off D.C.’s Tidal Basin, it was near 70 degrees outside. Warmth that came at the end of a mild winter had the blossoms budding earlier than usual.
“The warm winter has really definitely advanced things,&