The city of Adachi gifted the Queen City 10 Cherry Blossom trees as part of the Krohn Conservatory's Butterflies of Japan show in 2010. However, a complicated quarantine process delayed their arrival.

The Japanese cherry blossom tree is one of the country’s most iconic symbols and is often regarded as its unofficial national flower. It's also a big reason why travellers dream of visiting ...

The Japanese sakura trees made their way to America's capital with help from a few unlikely adventurers and advocates. People enjoy an afternoon with cherry blossom trees in bloom at the Brooklyn ...

Sakura trees line the banks of the serene Kamogawa River, while the city’s Imperial Palace has 60 sakura blossoms known as “Shidare,” which tend to bloom earlier than many spots in the city.

WASHINGTON — Stumpy, a scraggly Japanese cherry blossom tree whose few skinny branches flower every spring to the delight of residents and tourists alike, is on its last legs. Arborists say ...

The trees, planted since 2008 under the watchful eye of Japanese diplomats, now provide sufficient cover for the annual Cherry Blossom Festival (April 12, 2025).

You don't need to visit Japan or Washington, D.C. to see cherry blossom trees. Here are three places around the U.S. where you can see the blooms — weather permitting.

The two-day festival saw record crowds of more than 40,000 people last year, all celebrating the beauty of the Japanese Sakura, or the flowering cherry tree and its delicate pink blossoms.

According to Cincinnati Parks, 1,000 Japanese Cherry blossom trees were given to the city as a gift to Mayor Russell Wilson in the 1930s. Ever since then, Cincinnati Parks has continued to plant ...

Bookshelf ‘The Sakura Obsession’ Review: New Life for a Tree In Japan, the cherry blossom is more than a plant—it is an emblem of national identity.