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Nothing says spring in the District quite like hoards of people staring at fluffy pink and white blooms. The List has everything you need to impress your out of town guests and annoy your friends with numerical cherry blossom facts.

1. 1

   Only one crime, theft, was reported around the Tidal Basin, Jefferson Memorial or National Mall during the Cherry Blossom Festival in the last two years.

2. 4

   The number of days of peak bloom this year.

3. 12

   The varieties of cherry trees which made up the original gift, including the Yoshino and Kwanzan, which dominate today.

4. 16

   The varieties of cherry trees exist on park grounds today.

5. 16

   The number of days in the festival.

6. 45

   The percentage of visitors who came from out of the region last year.

7. 70

   The percentage of open blooms required for a tree to be considered in its peak bloom.

8. 99

   The number of years of cherry blossoms in D.C., which came as a gift from Japan in 1912.

9. 120

   The approximate number of free performances last year.

10. 200

    The approximate number of free performances this year.

11. 500

    The number of volunteers last year, who completed over 2500 hours of volunteer service.

12. 600

    The approximate number of volunteers enlisted so far this year.

13. 1910

    The year the Japanese first gave the United States cherry trees, but they did not survive.

14. 1981

    The year America returned the favor, sending cherry blossom cuttings to Japan to replace cherry trees destroyed in a flood.

15. 3,020

    The number of trees given to the Unites States by Japan in 1912.

16. 3,750

    The number of cherry trees on the National Park grounds today.

17. 1 million

    The approximate number of visitors expected this year