On March 17, the Hirosaki City Parks and Green Spaces Division (Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki City) announced that the cherry blossom forecast for Hirosaki Park would be April 14.

This is the first announcement of the department that manages the cherry blossoms in Hirosaki Park this season. Check the flower buds of the standard tree and calculate with your own formula. The standard Yoshino cherry tree in the park is expected to bloom on April 14th, the outer moat on April 13th, and the cherry blossom tunnel on April 15th. Full bloom was set for April 19th to 20th. 8 days earlier than normal.

According to Ms. Makiko Hashiba, a tree doctor in the same department, the temperature will remain high nationwide this year, and it is forecasted that the temperature will remain high for the next month, so she predicted that the flowering will be the second earliest ever. . There have been five blooms on April 14th in the past, and the fastest was on April 13th in 1990 (Heisei 2).

Mr. Hashiba said, "This year, there is almost no damage such as broken branches due to snow, and the cherry blossoms are in full bloom before Golden Week. , and not only somei-yoshino, but also cherry blossoms that can only be found in Kanzan and Hirosaki, such as Hirosaki Yukiakari.”

The next flowering forecast announcement date of the city is March 24th. The Hirosaki Cherry Blossom Festival will be held from April 21st to May 5th.