When you have everything you need to know before plating cherry blossom trees like Cheal's weeping cherry, it is important to ...

Its weeping ito-zakura (thread cherry blossom) tree comes into flower a week earlier than in usual years. The name of the tree comes from its thread-thin drooping branches.

The double-flowered weeping variety are now in full bloom. The area was previously home to a villa of the once-powerful Fujiwara clan, and has been a famous site for cherry blossom viewing since ...