And upon surviving the heat of summer, the leaves turn yellow and ... Heeding his advice, I gazed up at a Somei-Yoshino cherry tree in my neighborhood, and realized that I had indeed paid next ...

You'll notice robins, cardinals, orioles, mockingbirds, cedar waxwings, finches, and even sparrows flocking to Yoshino cherry trees in late summer, eager to feast on the supply of new fruit.

Beautiful blooms and sweeping canopies make the Yoshino cherry tree, also known as the Prunus × yedoensis, the star of any ...

Its Tokyo Regional Headquarters announced that day that officials observed 11 flowers of the Somei-Yoshino cherry at 2 p.m. that had opened on a tree under watch at Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda Ward.

4. There are thought to be around 1 million cherry trees in Japan. The single cultivar known as 'Somei Yoshino' represents 80% of all of Japan's cherry trees 5. The oldest cherry tree is thought ...