Cherry blossoms hit peduncle elongation stage, with peak bloom about a week away.

The buds could begin flowering as soon as this weekend.

The Washington region’s mild weather is rapidly pushing cherry blossoms at the Tidal Basin toward an earlier-than-normal peak bloom. On Thursday, the National Park Service announced that the blossom buds reached their fourth stage out of six: peduncle elongation.

On average, peak bloom occurs about five to 10 days after this difficult-to-pronounce stage. Last year, peak bloom occurred just four days after peduncle elongation because of exceptionally warm temperatures, in the 70s and 80s.

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