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.

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 ...

According to the National Park Service, the most common blossom trees are the Yoshino and Kwanzan. Yoshino cherry trees circle the Tidal Basin and spill north onto the Washington Monument grounds.

For the first two years, you'll want to be diligent with fertilizing, but after it's established, it's good to go. Shop Now Kwanzan Cherry Tree fast-growing-trees.com $109.95 ...

Q: We planted a young flowering kwanzan cherry tree close to our one-story ranch style house a few years ago since it looked good there in a group of some little holly bushes under one of our windows.

When rot takes root, a limb — or sometimes the entire tree — might need to be removed. Four of the 19 trees on Cherry Lane were taken down in 2023, and were then replaced by 30-year-old Kwanzans.