Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry trees (Prunus serrulata) that bloom in a cloud of pink in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., rarely thrive in this area, according to Sharon Yiesla, plant ...

Pretty in pink, sakura – the blossoms of the cherry tree – are harbingers of spring as well as the national flower of Japan, where cherry-blossom viewing is an annual ritual. Typically ...

Let us know! In Philadelphia’s West Fairmount Park, next to the Horticultural Center, on the land surrounding the traditional-style Shofuso Japanese House and Garden, there are a hundred or so ...