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.

You, too, can have a cherry blossom show in your own yard by planting the Yoshino cherry tree (Prunus x yedoensis). Unfortunately, the flowering pink and white blooms last only about seven to 10 ...

Yoshino cherries produce many single white blossoms that create the effect of white clouds around the Tidal Basin. Kwanzan cherry trees primarily grow in East Potomac Park.

Comments: Choose with care your flowering cherry, as it will be a garden companion for many years. San Francisco's Cherry Blossom Festival takes place in Japantown on April 12, 13, 19 and 20, with ...

The Yoshino flowering cherry tree requires a bit more maintenance up front, but once it's established, it's easy to care for. This tree variety takes to many types of soil conditions, including ...

TAKE IN THE TREES * March 26-April 9, National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington, D.C., culminates with free concerts at Lincoln Memorial from April 7-9, parade on April 8. Call (202) 547-1500;… ...

Another variety that does well here, Brooks says, is Yoshino (Prunus x yedoensis), the variety Japan gave to the United States in 1912. It's a fast-growing tree that can reach more than 30 feet.

— Andrew Koenig, arborist with Bartlett Tree Experts in Williamsburg; contact the office at 757-234-0403. Visit Bartlett nationwide at www.bartlett.com.

The first Cherry Blossom Festival began in 1935. Very few of the original 3,020 trees remain, but with replanting and maintenance, there are even more cherry trees now in Washington, D.C.

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.