Cherry blossom trees in bloom at the National Mall and Memorial Parks. Credit: NPS / Mike Litterst / Public Domain The trees were a gift from Japan in 1912. Since then, the cherry blossoms have become ...

Cherry trees blossom for a very short period, making the peak flowering stage a critical data point in understanding the physiological stage of the tree. It’s also the most well-documented data in ...

Of any country in the world, Japan takes cherry worship ... use of the sakura (cherry blossom) as an important cultural symbol. It should be no surprise that with strong connections to Japan, Seattle ...

In *** tremendous story of survival. Horticulturists at the National Arboretum have successfully cloned stumpy, *** stunted and gnarled cherry tree at Tidal Basin that became an unlikely social ...

It’s not just the groundhog. Cherry blossoms, the pinkest landmark in the nation’s capital, are one of the country’s key markers that spring is coming.As good a fortune teller for the ...