The 2025 Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Peak Prediction (Blossomation)

As we anxiously await the 2025 Wooster Square Cherry Blossom Festival, (after winter) it's time to make my annual "Blossomation" or prediction on the peak bloom date. This will be the 14th year publishing the Wooster Square Blossom Blog and while I access the Mainframe, let's have some fun with a few old wives' tales that have been used to predict the weather for generations. And in no particular order....

**Woolly Bear Caterpillars**: According to folklore, the amount of black on a woolly bear caterpillar can predict the severity of the upcoming winter. More black means a harsher winter, while more brown suggests a milder one¹.

**Persimmon Seeds**: In the Ozarks, people slice open persimmon seeds to predict winter weather. A spoon shape inside the seed indicates heavy, wet snow; a fork shape means light, powdery snow; and a knife shape suggests cold, icy winds².

**Fat Squirrels and Acorns**: If squirrels are unusually fat and acorns are abundant, it’s believed that a tough winter is ahead. This is because animals tend to store more food and fat in preparation for harsh conditions².

**Hornet Nests**: The height at which hornets build their nests is said to predict the severity of the winter. Nests built higher off the ground indicate a lot of snowfall, while lower nests suggest a milder winter².

**Cricket Chirps**: You can supposedly estimate the temperature by counting cricket chirps. Count the number of chirps in 15 seconds and add 37 to get the approximate temperature in Fahrenheit¹.

Who knew? Let's get to it! 

**The 2025 Cherry Blossom Peak Prediction:**

Now, after consulting the National Weather Service, NASA, the Interior Secretary, and most importantly, my Blossom Blog mainframe, I am excited to announce that the cherry blossoms will peak on 

**Sunday, April 6th, 2025**. 

Mark your calendars and get ready for a beautiful display of nature's Square splendor! As always, I will be taking photos to cover the entire process, so no matter when they bloom, you will know if you follow up on Facebook, Instagram and Txitter. 

So, our perfect pink pretties will be coming a little earlier this year? Let's see how it plays out.

As always, predicting the exact peak of the cherry blossoms is part science, part art, and a whole lot of fun. Stay tuned for more updates and enjoy the photos from last year's peak bloom that happened to be a rainy, misty day, April.

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or

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Source: Conversation with Blossom mainframe, 9/13/2024

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