The Japanese flowering cherry trees now in serene flower around Washington's Tidal Basin are, for the most part, clones of a single plant favored in 19th-century Tokyo and named Somei-Yoshino.

WASHINGTON (7News) — The moment everyone has been waiting for, the Yoshino Cherry Tree blossoms along the Tidal Basin have reached peak bloom. The National Park Service announced the final stage ...

Crowds admiring the cherry trees around D.C.’s Tidal Basin are actually seeing a 12 different varieties of blossoms that range from Akebono to Yoshino.

by Danny Schmidt, KOMO News Staff Mon, March 11th 2024 at 11:31 AM ...

The cherry blossoms around the Tidal Basin reached peak bloom on Thursday, the National Park Service said. Peak bloom is when 70% of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees have bloomed, NPS said.

That year, about half the Yoshino cherry tree blossoms were lost. “As the blossoms are starting to emerge, if we get a cold snap then the freezing temperatures can actually burn the blossoms ...

Green buds popped up Tuesday on the Yoshino cherry trees around the Tidal Basin — stage one of six on the path to peak bloom. The National Park Service tracks the six stages: 1, green buds; 2 ...

SEATTLE — The University of Washington is inviting the community to experience the iconic cherry blossoms in the Quad this spring. The 29 Yoshino cherry trees are expected to reach peak bloom in ...

The Okame cherry variety does flower in February. “They're more darker pink than the regular Yoshino cherry tree, the regular Yoshino has a more white color to it,” he said.

Kwanzan cherries are one of the two most common varieties that make Washington, D.C.'s annual Cherry Blossom Festival spectacular. (The other common variety is the Yoshino cherry.) The trees ...