Cherry blossoms first landed on American soil in 1912 as a gift from the people of Japan to the United States, according to Parks Tacoma. Although the trees were intended to be primarily planted ...

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 ...

Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki gave the first cherry blossom trees to D.C. back in 1910. Those trees largely died, but more than 3,000 new trees were sent in 1912 to replace them. “A few dozen of the ...

Unless something is done, it would not surprise me if someday Japan’s cherry trees were wiped out Koichi Goka, entomologist There was additional good news for lovers of the cherry blossom season ...

A Chinese university has created a special filter to mimic the effects of falling cherry blossoms to stop tourists damaging the trees for the sake of a selfie. Wuhan University in central China is ...