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.

Additionally, growing a cherry tree from seed is tricky and time-consuming. To successfully germinate cherry seeds, you have to soak them, give them a cold treatment in the fridge for 10 weeks ...

Tucked among the thousands of iconic Yoshino cherry trees at the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC, is the “indicator tree,” which erupts into full bloom as much as 10 days earlier than its ...

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 ...

Nicknamed ‘Stumpy,’ the popular gnarled cherry blossom tree is one of over 150 scheduled to be taken down in Washington, D.C., as part of a plan to replace Tide Basin’s deteriorating seawall.

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. 84°F. Tuesday, July 15th 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.