Summer brings magic to your backyard when you can choose fresh cherries directly from your tree. If you live in a cold weather region, you may believe cherry tree cultivation is impossible for your ...
A welcome sight each spring, cherry trees provide some of the first blossoms of the season. Fragrant, single- or double-flowers cover the small tree’s leafless branches. There are two groups of cherry ...
WASHINGTON — With nearly 4,000 Cherry Blossom trees across the Tidal Basin, it is easy to look at the collective and get lost in its beauty. But if you find yourself wandering around downtown and have ...
Figuring out which cherry tree to plant in your smaller garden shouldn't be a chore, so we've compiled a list of perfect ...
The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...
There’s no more visible sign of spring in Washington than the flowering of cherry blossom trees around the Tidal Basin and across the region. But how much do you really know about the trees, their ...
As the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms reached their peak for 2025, trees around New York and New Jersey were starting to bloom. Some flowers have already been spotted in Central Park, while others ...
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Cherry blossoms bloom on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on March 27, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Few things herald the coming of spring ...
As D.C. cherry trees sprout their delicate pink flowers, drawing millions of visitors to the nation’s capital, the task for a team of expert arborists to keep them healthy shifts into high gear. “They ...
Tucked among the thousands of iconic Yoshino cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, is the “indicator tree,” which erupts into full bloom as much as 10 days earlier than its neighbors and ...
As cherry blossom season comes to an end and petals start to blanket D.C.’s streets, it’s worth noticing the cherry trees’ resilience. These trees have seen it all, from flooding and harsh winds to ...
The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York Botanical ...