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 ...

Summer brings magic to your backyard when you can choose fresh cherries directly from your tree. If you live in a cold weather region, you may believe cherry tree cultivation is impossible for your ...

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 ...

The classic and trusted book “Fifty Common Trees of Indiana” by T.E. Shaw was published in 1956 as a user-friendly guide to local species. Nearly 70 years later, the publication has been updated ...

The trees exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen with the atmosphere through little “mouths” in their leaves and tiny “windows” in their bark. Flowering cherry trees in spring at the New York Botanical ...

Many small ornamental trees brighten the Chicago region with their spring blooms: redbuds, crabapples, serviceberries, magnolias, wild plums and many more. Cherries, not so much. The Japanese cherry ...

The cherry blossom is a tree synonymous with Japanese culture and springtime, but the vibrant pink bloom has planted its roots in Washington state for over a century. Cherry blossoms first landed on ...

WASHINGTON — It's the official first day of spring, the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival, and the blossoms are halfway to peak bloom. That means very soon, thousands of people will ...

While Washington, D.C., gets all the notoriety for the annual appearance of its cherry blossoms, Delawareans don’t need to travel that far to enjoy them, too. The First State has a few spots with ...