Spring has sprung! Beautiful cherry blossom tunnel brings tourists to Central Park

Posted by Tamela Phillippe on Friday, June 14, 2024

As spring brings warmer weather to the Big Apple, a slew of cherry blossoms have bloomed all over the city, including a stunning display in Manhattan’s Central Park. 

From April through May, an assortment of cherry blossom trees bloom inside Central Park, filling it with white and pink petals. 

Beautiful Japanese cherry trees attract tourists from all over the world to Manhattan; the Yoshino cherry trees and Magnolia trees bloom from early to mid-April and the Kwanzan cherry trees bloom in early May. 

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From April through May, an assortment of cherry blossom trees bloom inside Central Park, filling the park with white and pink petals

From April through May, an assortment of cherry blossom trees bloom inside Central Park, filling the park with white and pink petals

Beautiful Japanese cherry trees attract tourists from all over the world to Manhattan

Beautiful Japanese cherry trees attract tourists from all over the world to Manhattan

The park's conservatory is offering a special weekly 90-minute tour up until May 13og the cherry blossoms

The park’s conservatory is offering a special weekly 90-minute tour up until May 13og the cherry blossoms

Seeing cherry trees in their full glory is limited as they usually reach full bloom within a week of their first buds opening then it's only a short time before their petals fall.

Seeing cherry trees in their full glory is limited as they usually reach full bloom within a week of their first buds opening then it’s only a short time before their petals fall.

The chance to see the cherry trees in their full glory is limited as they usually reach full bloom within a week of their first buds opening. The flowers live only a short time before their petals fall. 

Central Park has a tunnel of Kwanzan cherry blossoms between 72nd Street and 96th Street, and the highest concentrations are around the Reservoir, Cherry Hill and Pilgrim Hill.

The park’s conservatory is offering a special weekly 90-minute tour up until May 13 showcasing the Kwanzans on the west side of the Reservoir. 

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