THE JAPANESE CHERRY TREES. Share full article. Sept. 3, 1909. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from September 3, 1909, Page 8 Buy Reprints.

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.

Three new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey have blossomed for the first time, a charity says. The trees were gifted by the Embassy of Japan in the UK last November as part of a project to donated ...

The Japanese cherry trees that bloom in a cloud of pink in Tokyo and Washington, D.C., rarely thrive in this area. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 86°F. Sunday, June 29th 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.

New York City boasts just about every type of Japanese cherry blossom tree variation in existence — and there are more than 200 different kinds. NYBG alone has about 60 variants, while the ...

Have you ever sat beneath the branches of a stately weeping willow in full bloom in late winter? Or have you ever taken in ...

Flat Garden and Pavilion from Beneath the Weeping Cherry. Photo by Joanthan Ley, courtesy Oregon Japanese Garden. While not quite there yet, other cherry trees in the garden are nearing peak bloom.

Park lore says a thousand Japanese cherry trees were given to the city as a gift to Mayor Russell Wilson in the 1930s. Since then, parks department staff have planted additional trees in the grove.

The 168 Yamazakura and Somei-Yoshino cherry trees in Flushing Meadows Corona Park were donated by the Japanese American Association and the Cherry Association of Japan.