Dear Reader: In 1912 the city of Tokyo gave a number of Yoshino cherry trees, Prunus yedoensis, to Washington, D.C. as a gesture of friendship. They were planted around the Tidal Basin of the ...

Whether you are searching for an ornamental cherry or a fruiting cherry, this guide will help you find the right tree for your yard.

Prunus pendula ‘Pendula Rosea’ is a small tree (up to 4m) with graceful arching pendulous branches and single pale pink flowers. ... and the pale pink/white flowering Prunus x yedoensis. ...

Most of the cherry trees planted around the city’s Tidal Basin are Yoshino cherry (Prunus x yedoensis), which have white-to-pink flowers that appear in clusters of three-to-six blossoms. Saucer ...

The Yoshino cherry (Prunus × yedoensis) has a lot of different cultivars, including the highly rated ‘Shidare Yoshino’ with its white flowers, but the blossoms of ‘Akebono’ are considered ...

That is how the King cherry tree was scientifically named “Prunus yedoensis var. Nudiflora.” In evolutionary biology, hybridization is part of the process that results in increased plant ...

Another favourite is Prunus yedoensis, which has a beautiful silhouette as the branches spread horizontally and are now covered in pale pink and white flowers. April is peak cherry blossom season ...

Those weeks are known simply as “cherry blossom season” in Washington, D.C., when the Tidal Basin’s 3,700 Yoshino (Prunus x yedoensis) cherry trees put on their annual show.

Cherry blossom season is finally here 03:00. As the Washington, D.C. cherry blossoms reached their peak for 2025, trees around New York and New Jersey were starting to bloom.. Some flowers have ...