The people of Japan sent the Yoshino cherry trees to the United States aboard the S.S. Awa Maru in 1912 as a gift of friendship, according to the National Park Service.

There are many cherry trees for different climates, but for those in temperate areas, this species provides year-round interest with minimal effort.

What really hurts the cherry trees is that winter temperatures here weren’t cold enough for long enough. Though the drought has taken its toll, warm winters are to blame for the smaller cherry crop.

The recent warm winter weather, including back-to-back 70-degree days last weekend, has given cherry trees on the National Mall the reason to flower — two months before the start of the annual ...

WASHINGTON — The cherry trees in the nation’s capital are confused by Earth’s changing climate, with the iconic blossoms appearing earlier than expected because of the unusually warm winter.

Sweet cherry trees may be pruned in August when there’s less danger of bacterial infection. In a mature tree, thin out more of the shoots that grow toward the end of a well-pruned branch.

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 ...

“The cherry trees that are out right now just happen to be a variety of tree that blooms in the fall or even winter if you get a few warm days. So this is not unusual,” said NPS spokesperson ...

Several cherry blossoms around the city have already bloomed in February. Springtime has come early to Washington D.C., if the city's cherry blossom trees have anything to say about it. Across the ...

The cherry trees were planted in 1992 in double rows on the east and west edges of the mall following construction of an underground parking garage. Just 24 inches of soil separate the mall ...