Photo Gallery: Annual Cherry Blossom Festival brings huge crowds to Descanso Gardens
Joe Lenti of Torrance takes a selfie next to a large blossoming Cherry tree during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A hand reaches up to the blooms of a Cherry tree during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Kids had a chance to make origami at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A tour guide shows the blooming Cherry tree blossoms to visitors during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Liz Tran of Anaheim poses next to blooming tree during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests.
(Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Large crowds remained in the afternoon for the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Ted Pantages, of Villa Park, takes a photo of his daughter Laure Sachi Pantages on the bridge of the Japanese Garden during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Cherry trees were blooming just in time for the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Crowds were non-stop, creating a line of about 600 people deep at times for the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Madlen Grgodjaian poses for a photo on the bridge of the Japanese Garden during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
George Abe of L.A. plays a bamboo flute for crowds gathered at the Japanese Garden during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Children and adults create origami at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
June Kuramoto plays traditional Japanese music at the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A honey bee, laden with pollen, makes its way towards a Cherry blossom during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Large crowds attended the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Michelle Panh, 27 of Costa Mesa, wore a Yukata for the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
With thousands of visitors on hand, Frances Li of Arcadia found a rare moment to be alone on the Japanese Garden bridge during the Cherry Blossom Festival at Descanso Gardens in La Cañada Flintridge on Saturday, March 12, 2016. Unusually large crowds waited in line to get into the county park, but there was not limit on guests. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)