WASHINGTON — With nearly 4,000 Cherry Blossom trees across the Tidal Basin, it is easy to look at the collective and get lost in its beauty. But if you find yourself wandering around downtown and have ...

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. It is ...

This video is no longer available. Crowds admiring the District’s cherry trees are actually seeing a variety of blossoms, and the 12 different varieties range from Akebono to Yoshino. The majority of ...

Did you know there's a special word in Japanese just to describe cherry blossom viewing? It's hanami — and there's no better way to spend a few hours in D.C. during cherry blossom season. Washington, ...

SEATTLE — UPDATE ON MONDAY, MARCH 18: The University of Washington said Monday that 50-60% of buds at the Quad were in bloom, and peak bloom is expected by Tuesday at the latest. As spring approaches, ...