This week, gorgeous cherry blossom trees are blooming across New York City, heralding the arrival of spring after winter. With hundreds of types of cherry blossoms, their peak season in the city lasts for about a month, beginning in April. Todd Forrest of the New York Botanical Garden emphasizes the beauty and presence of individual cherry trees as they draw people outdoors. The timing of the blossoms varies by tree type and weather, making their brief life cycle both a spectacular and fleeting experience.
It's a signal to everybody that winter is over and spring has begun," Todd Forrest, the head of horticulture at the New York Botanical Garden (NYBG), told The Post.
An individual flowering cherry... motivates people to go out and see something and experience it and give some kind of hope.
The discerning cherry lover has about a month or so of opportunity to sort of relish the flowering cherries across the city,
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