This year’s cherry blossom festivities in Washington will be the last for Stumpy and more than 100 other cherry trees coming down as part of a restoration around Jefferson Memorial.

When you plant a cherry tree in your backyard, you can choose from a potted or bare-root tree, depending on how they are sold at your local garden center. A bare-root tree is sold without any soil.

Stumpy is a hollow, stump-shaped cherry tree located on the south bank of the Tidal Basin in Washington. It has a strip of bark on one side that transports nutrients to a few small branches ...

The National Park Service projects the cherry blossom trees that line the Tidal Basin in D.C. will likely be at peak bloom from March 28 to 31.

The average lifespan for a cherry tree is about 40 years, but many trees in the District and surrounding areas are… D.C.’s famous cherry trees thrive in the face of natural and manmade threats ...