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 ...

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 ...

As I drive around town I keep seeing flowering cherry trees in bloom in landscapes. Every time I see one, I want to stop and take a picture, they are just so beautiful. There are numerous varieties of ...

Weeping cherries are one of the most-requested nursery trees, and one of the least understood. They also have a very high failure rate; after dogwoods they are our highest warranty cost item. We like ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Nothing says spring like a blooming cherry blossom tree. These gorgeous ...

Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., with the trees reaching peak bloom on Friday, according to the National Park Service. Originally a gift from Japan to the United States, the ...

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 ...

If you want to nurture birds in your yard, you cannot go wrong by planting a black cherry tree (Prunus serotina). It is considered a keystone species, which means it has a disproportionately large ...

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 ...