Nafisa Cassim, left, of California, and Amatullah Dahodwala of Chicago photograph cherry blossoms near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park on Tuesday, April 15, 2025. According to the Chicago Park District, 20 new cherry blossom trees have been planted at Jackson Park since the last full bloom in 2020. This year’s full bloom is expected to happen by the end of April. Cherry blossom full bloom is short-lived, lasting only three to five days, depending on the weather. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Photos: Cherry blossoms bloom at Chicago’s Jackson Park
After a few years of underwhelming results due to inconsistent weather conditions, cherry blossom trees at Jackson Park have come back in full swing.
Jane Ballestros take photos with the cherry blossoms near the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry at Jackson Park on April 20, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Tim Allen, right, plays with Man Allen while their family takes Easter photos with the cherry blossoms near the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry at Jackson Park on Sunday. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
People take photos with the cherry blossoms near the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry at Jackson Park on April 20, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)The Allen family takes Easter photos with the cherry blossoms in Jackson Park on Sunday, April 20, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)A child stands by the cherry blossoms near the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry at Jackson Park. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Yandy and Jason Lee, of Chicago, picnic beneath cherry blossoms near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Alex Khranilov, from Oak Park, photographs cherry blossoms in bloom near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Cherry blossoms in bloom near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Cherry blossoms bloom behind the Museum of Science and Industry, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Visitors take pictures under the cherry blossoms near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Sofia Hidalgo and Prakash Gurmule of Chicago take in the cherry blossoms at Columbia Basin at Jackson Park on April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Cherry blossoms are photographed near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Cherry blossoms bloom near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Paola Duarte, left, shows Montserrat Mendoza her portrait under the cherry blossoms in bloom near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Cherry blossoms bloom near Columbia Basin at Jackson Park on April 16, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Couples take pictures under the cherry blossoms near Columbia Basin in Jackson Park, April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)Danielle Stolz of Chicago sketches cherry blossoms as they bloom near Columbia Basin at Jackson Park on April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Cherry trees begin to bloom at Jackson Park. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Cherry trees begin to bloom at Jackson Park. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Maja Bosen, of Chicago, makes a slow-motion video of a cherry tree on her phone at Jackson Park on April 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
A person looks up under a cherry tree while taking photos at Jackson Park on April 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Two people take photos of flowers under a cherry tree on April 14, 2024, at Jackson Park. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Sofia Hidalgo and Prakash Gurmule of Chicago take in the cherry blossoms at Columbia Basin at Jackson Park on April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
Karlyn Gorski, of Chicago, looks at her phone under a cherry tree at Jackson Park on April 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)The flowers of a cherry tree in Jackson Park on April 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)Cherry blossoms bloom near Columbia Basin at Jackson Park on April 15, 2025. (E. Jason Wambsgans/Chicago Tribune)
