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 ...

Botanists also use the shape of lenticels to identify trees. Some trees, like cherry and birch, have really prominent lenticels, but most are invisible to the human eye. Even if you can’t see ...

The bark of some trees even has a scent in winter. Sassafras trees smell very spicy and black cherry trees have a bitter almond scent. Next, look at the tree’s buds.

The bark of some trees even has a scent in winter. Sassafras trees smell very spicy and black cherry trees have a bitter almond scent. Next, look at the tree’s buds.

Flowers that bloom on plum trees and cherry trees are similar is color and shape, but there are key differences in each tree that can help you identify one from the other.

You don’t have to brave the crowds at the Tidal Basin to enjoy the glories of cherry blossom season, which kicks off next week (peak bloom runs from March 22 to March 25). The delicate pink, violet, ...