Yoshino cherry trees circle the Tidal Basin and spill north onto the Washington Monument grounds. But there are 11 other varietals of cherry blossom trees.

Ornamental cherry trees rarely produce fruit but their bold flowers provide nourishment to early season pollinators. These deciduous trees are hardy in Zones 5 to 9 and grow best in full sun.

If you’ve spotted any cherry blossoms blooming around D.C., the National Park Service wants you to know it is completely normal. “The cherry trees that are out right now just happen to be a ...

Some of the famous cherry blossom trees around D.C.’s Tidal Basin entered the first phase of their blooming cycle, the National Park Services (NPS) announced Thursday. NPS said in a tweet that ...

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 ...

Cherry blossom season is in full swing in Washington, D.C., where pink and white flowers can be seen on thousands of trees in peak bloom.

Botanists also use the shape of lenticels to identify trees. Some trees, like cherry and birch, have really prominent lenticels, but most are invisible to the human eye.

Environmental Education Specialist Rhiannon Summers, at left, shows a leaf that fell from a cherry tree to hikers John Wittman and Lucy Wittman of Bloomsburg and Peggy Black of Laporte. The bark ...

Washington, D.C.'s famous cherry blossoms hit peak bloom this week. This will be the last season for about 150 of the famous flowering trees — they'll soon be cut down to adjust to sea-level rise.

Cherry blossom trees are reaching peak bloom for the 2025 season from Brooklyn Botanic Garden to Branch Brook Park.