The Japanese flowering cherry trees now in serene flower around Washington's Tidal Basin are, for the most part, clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino. It is ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. Yoshino Cherry grows quickly to 20 feet, has beautiful bark but is a ...

The Japanese flowering cherry trees now in serene flower around Washington’s Tidal Basin are, for the most part, clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino. It is ...

When the flowers did not bloom in time for the first Cherry Blossom Festival in 1974, “Queen of Wooster Square” Beverly Carbonella wired fake blossoms onto a Yoshino cherry tree for a newspaper photo ...

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 ...

It was a sad farewell in D.C. when a beloved Tidal Basin cherry tree had to be removed in the spring. But there’s hope on the horizon as cuttings from “Stumpy” have taken root. While not a healthy ...

The countdown is on for lovers of D.C.’s famed cherry blossoms. The Yoshino cherry trees at the Tidal Basin are starting to bud, marking the first of six stages on the way to peak bloom, the National ...

Problem: I have noticed that my yoshino cherry is having issues. Some of the smaller limbs are not fully leaved and what is there seems stunted. The trunk and larger limbs look like something has ...

Flowering cultivars are grafted, says Watkins, and their root stocks can be large and aggressive despite the tree's small stature. This is why it is important to "use caution when planting near ...