First cherry blossoms this spring bloom on Jeju

Cherry blossoms are in bloom on Jeju Island, March 25. Yonhap

The nation's first blooming cherry blossoms of the spring were observed on the southern island of Jeju, Friday, according to the local weather agency.

The flowering came on the same day as an average year but eight days later than last year's March 17, due to relatively low temperatures this month, according to the Jeju Regional Meteorological Administration.

The first bloom is declared when at least three blossoms of a standard observation tree come out.

The pink and white blossoms are expected to be in full bloom a week afterward.

Forsythias, another representative spring flower, first bloomed on the island March 17 and reached a peak Wednesday. (Yonhap)