Cherry Blossom Blooming in Gyeonggi Region Starts at Anyang Surisan in Late March... Similar to Previous Years

The cherry blossom blooming in the Gyeonggi region is expected to start in Anyang at the end of March and expand to Anseong and Gwangju areas in early April.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Institute of Forest Environment announced on the 26th the dates of cherry blossom blooming in Gyeonggi-do, based on observations from early March of the brown scales peeling off directly from flower buds in mountainous areas.

According to the announcement from the Provincial Institute of Forest Environment, cherry blossoms in the province are expected to start blooming on March 31 at Surisan (Anyang), followed by Seowoonsan (Anseong), Namhansanseong (Gwangju), Chukryeongsan (Namyangju), Suansan (Gimpo), Mulhyanggi Arboretum (Osan) between April 1 and 3, and then on April 7 at Wonmisan (Bucheon) and Hwanghaksan Arboretum (Yeoju).

Cherry Blossom Blooming

This is based on data collected through the "Phenological Monitoring of Climate Change Vulnerable Forest Plant Species" research, jointly conducted over the past 10 years with the National Arboretum and various local government forest environment research institutes.

Yoon Ha-gong, director of the Provincial Institute of Forest Environment, stated, "The blooming dates marked on existing spring flower bloom maps are based on statistical data using temperature factors, but our institute's data is more accurate as it involves direct confirmation of flower buds." He added, "Cherry blossoms reach full bloom three days after they start blooming, so in arboretums within Gyeonggi-do, fully bloomed cherry blossoms can be seen in early April."

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