inoc / Getty Images Flowering cherry trees are some of the common tree species you'll find in the United States. The ones that put on a show everywhere from Seattle to Boston, are cultivars of ...

The real joy of growing these types of cherry trees arrives at harvest, which is usually 6 to 8 weeks after flowering. There are two groups of fruiting cherry trees—sweet cherries and sour cherries.

There were 12 different varieties of cherries in the original 3,020 trees. The first Cherry Blossom Festival began in 1935.

One of the great springtime pleasures is seeing cherry trees in full, glorious bloom. These mostly ornamental trees are native to Japan, China and Korea. The species has more than 120 cultivated ...

It's important to recognise the differences between types of cherry trees when it comes to pruning. This is our expert-led ...

Okame cherry (Prunus x incamp 'Okame' PROO-nus in-KAMP oh-KA-may) is a beautiful small flowering tree that is the result of the outstanding breeding work done by the late Dr. Donald Egolf of the ...

Ornamental cherry trees are very popular in this area, mainly for their profuse blooming in early spring and their nice, shady canopy during summer. One of my favorite traits of the ornamental ...

2. Yoshino Cherry Tree Yoshino cherry tree (Prunus x yedoensis) is also called the Japanese flowering cherry tree. It is featured in various cherry blossom festivals (for good reason).

A: Flowering cherry trees can give us blooms for at least three months in spring. Their flowering times overlap so there are always blooms to enjoy on your daily commute.

The Taiwan flowering cherry and the Okame flowering cherry are popular varieties to consider, Owings says. Flower colors on redbuds vary from light, medium or dark pink to rosy purple, pinkish ...