The National Park Service determines the cherry blossoms' peak bloom date based on when 70% of the blossoms on the Yoshino cherry trees, which are the most common type of cherry tree planted along ...

In his essay, Ooka recalled being struck by an unusual sensation then: “An image of the entire cherry tree, trying really ... deep in my brain, I saw images of the “spirit of sakura” being ...

A cherry blossom tree begins to bloom along the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C., March 20, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images Sea level in the Washington, D.C., area ...